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#D950E2 — Pink

#D950E2 is a pink color we call Pink, closest to the named color Orchid (#DA70D6). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: orchid (#DA70D6) — not an exact match. CSS orchid gives you #DA70D6, a different color; use #D950E2 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#D950E2 is a cool pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #59E250; it also sits naturally between #8F50E2 and #E250A3. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#D950E2 · RGB 217, 80, 226

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Color values

HEX#D950E2
RGB217, 80, 226
HSL296°, 72%, 60%
HSV296°, 65%, 89%
CMYK4%, 65%, 0%, 11%
XYZ45.21, 25.98, 74.58
Yxy25.98, 0.3101, 0.1782
CIE-Lab58.02, 71.26, -48.68
Hunter Lab50.97, 73.00, -55.92

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 85% · Green 31% · Blue 89%

Cyan 4% · Magenta 65% · Yellow 0% · Key 11%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #D950E2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #D950E2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #D950E2

.text { color: #D950E2; }
.background { background-color: #D950E2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D950E2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(217, 80, 226); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(296, 72%, 60%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D950E2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(217, 80, 226, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D950E2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(217, 80, 226, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D950E2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D950E2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #D950E2

#D335DE#CB23D7#B21FBD#9D1BA7#85178C#6C1372#570F5C#3E0B42#29072C#110312

Tints of #D950E2

#DC61E5#DF6EE7#E380EA#E68DEC#EA9FEF#EEB0F2#F1BDF4#F4CFF7#F7DCF9#FBEDFC

Tones of #D950E2

#D05AD8#C665CD#BD6FC3#B479B9#AC84AE#A28FA3

Color harmonies

Complementary — #59E250:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.39:1 AA large only
Against black text6.20:1 AA

Best text color on #D950E2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #D950E2

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #D950E2: ·

How #D950E2 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #9E9CBFDeuteranopia · #A6B0B6Tritanopia · #D2A39D

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Tailwind fuchsia 500 · #D946EFTailwind fuchsia 600 · #C026D3Tailwind purple 500 · #A855F7

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #D950E2 rather than the exact color:

Dusty Ruby Breeze
#F3CCF5 · #EC9EEF · #D84FDE · #BF1FC6
Vintage Ruby Aurora
#2828B5 · #531F8D · #D858DF · #D62B8E
Dusty Ruby Saffron
#28AC15 · #9EEE74 · #D754EA · #EB98EB
Misty Ruby Garden
#6EC8EA · #6E81E9 · #5E20B5 · #E049E2
Golden Cascade
#0F3191 · #5323BA · #D04BDF · #E82087
Dreamy Ruby Canyon
#8946D8 · #E256E5 · #E675AD · #C82721

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#D84FDE#D858DF#D754EA#E049E2#D04BDF#E256E5#D644E4#DA5AEC#DB4FD4#CC4AE0#E551EB#E54BDA

Browse neighbouring colors

← #D950E1  ·  #D950E3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #D950E2?

#D950E2 is Pink, a pink color (RGB 217, 80, 226). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D950E2?

#D950E2 is RGB 217, 80, 226 — HSL 296°, 72%, 60% — CMYK 4%, 65%, 0%, 11%.

What colors go with #D950E2?

Its complement is #59E250; analogous partners are #8F50E2 and #E250A3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D950E2 for text?

Black text on #D950E2 has a contrast ratio of 6.20:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.39:1.