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#D968CA — Pink

#D968CA 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 #D968CA 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.

#D968CA is a warm-leaning 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 #68D977; it also sits naturally between #B068D9 and #D96892. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#D968CA · RGB 217, 104, 202

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Color values

HEX#D968CA
RGB217, 104, 202
HSL308°, 60%, 63%
HSV308°, 52%, 85%
CMYK0%, 52%, 7%, 15%
XYZ44.23, 28.92, 59.13
Yxy28.92, 0.3344, 0.2186
CIE-Lab60.71, 56.81, -30.91
Hunter Lab53.77, 56.46, -31.65

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 85% · Green 41% · Blue 79%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 52% · Yellow 7% · Key 15%

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

Previews

Sample text in #D968CA on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #D968CA on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #D968CA

.text { color: #D968CA; }
.background { background-color: #D968CA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D968CA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(217, 104, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(308, 60%, 63%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D968CA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(217, 104, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D968CA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(217, 104, 202, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D968CA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D968CA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #D968CA

#D350C2#CD37B9#B82EA5#9F288F#8B237D#721D67#5A1651#41103B#290A25#10040F

Tints of #D968CA

#DC74CE#E085D4#E391D8#E79DDD#EBADE2#EEBAE7#F1C6EB#F4D2EF#F8E2F5#FBEFF9

Tones of #D968CA

#D171C4#C978BE#C181B8#B988B3#B191AC#A998A7

Color harmonies

Complementary — #68D977:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.10:1 AA large only
Against black text6.78:1 AA

Best text color on #D968CA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #D968CA

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 #D968CA: ·

How #D968CA looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #A8A7B2Deuteranopia · #AFB7ADTritanopia · #D3A09B

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 pink 500 · #EC4899Tailwind purple 500 · #A855F7

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #D968CA rather than the exact color:

Velvet Whisper
#7789D1 · #6B48D5 · #A63CD4 · #DB66CA
Lucky Twilight
#8132B1 · #DC69C3 · #E0506C · #DB9466
Electric Horizon
#E198DD · #D16BCB · #C440BC · #40173D
Golden Drift
#F5D1F0 · #DD60CE · #B829A7 · #5B1553
Serene Breeze
#D26FCA · #A8299E · #741B6D · #4C1548
Vintage Terrace
#269E37 · #67DB66 · #D85DC6 · #E3A8D4

Similar colors

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

#DB66CA#DC69C3#D16BCB#DD60CE#D26FCA#D85DC6#DF65D5#D875C7#CF61D1#DC67D8#E35EC7#DC71D5

Browse neighbouring colors

← #D968C9  ·  #D968CB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #D968CA?

#D968CA is Pink, a pink color (RGB 217, 104, 202). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D968CA?

#D968CA is RGB 217, 104, 202 — HSL 308°, 60%, 63% — CMYK 0%, 52%, 7%, 15%.

What colors go with #D968CA?

Its complement is #68D977; analogous partners are #B068D9 and #D96892. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D968CA for text?

Black text on #D968CA has a contrast ratio of 6.78:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.10:1.