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#D975EB — Light Pink

#D975EB is a pink color we call Light 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 #D975EB 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.

#D975EB 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 #86EB75; it also sits naturally between #9E75EB and #EB75C2. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#D975EB · RGB 217, 117, 235

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Color values

HEX#D975EB
RGB217, 117, 235
HSL291°, 75%, 69%
HSV291°, 50%, 92%
CMYK8%, 50%, 0%, 8%
XYZ49.97, 33.47, 82.42
Yxy33.47, 0.3013, 0.2018
CIE-Lab64.54, 56.39, -43.41
Hunter Lab57.86, 56.91, -48.93

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 85% · Green 46% · Blue 92%

Cyan 8% · Magenta 50% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

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

Previews

Sample text in #D975EB on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #D975EB on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #D975EB

.text { color: #D975EB; }
.background { background-color: #D975EB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D975EB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(217, 117, 235); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(291, 75%, 69%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D975EB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(217, 117, 235, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D975EB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(217, 117, 235, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D975EB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D975EB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #D975EB

#D25AE7#CA3BE3#C220DF#A71BC0#9018A5#751386#5D0F6B#420B4C#2B0731#100312

Tints of #D975EB

#DD82ED#E08BEE#E398F0#E7A6F2#EAB3F4#EDBCF5#F0C9F7#F4D7F9#F7E0FB#FAEDFC

Tones of #D975EB

#D37DE3#CE85DB#C88ED2#C297C9#BC9FC1#B6A7B9

Color harmonies

Complementary — #86EB75:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.73:1 Fails
Against black text7.69:1 AAA

Best text color on #D975EB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #D975EB

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 #D975EB: ·

How #D975EB looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #AEADCEDeuteranopia · #B4BBC8Tritanopia · #D4B8B3

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 purple 500 · #A855F7Tailwind violet 500 · #8B5CF6

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #D975EB rather than the exact color:

Scarlet Ruby Drift
#921EC1 · #D777EA · #6CE13D · #CEF0BB
Lucky Ruby Monsoon
#E5ABF2 · #D577E9 · #B11FD1 · #811B97
Hidden Ruby Aurora
#D770EF · #E559BE · #E36C8B · #D03C16
Burning Whisper
#4FC8E4 · #678BE7 · #7A58DE · #D276EC
Smoky Ruby Canyon
#7B118F · #E173EE · #38D619 · #CDF5CA
Honey Ruby Bloom
#B221A1 · #E072E5 · #66E375 · #A2E69D

Similar colors

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

#D777EA#D577E9#D770EF#D276EC#E173EE#E072E5#D86CE6#E26EE5#E57AEB#CE6EEC#DD7BDF#CF6BED

Browse neighbouring colors

← #D975EA  ·  #D975EC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #D975EB?

#D975EB is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 217, 117, 235). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D975EB?

#D975EB is RGB 217, 117, 235 — HSL 291°, 75%, 69% — CMYK 8%, 50%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #D975EB?

Its complement is #86EB75; analogous partners are #9E75EB and #EB75C2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D975EB for text?

Black text on #D975EB has a contrast ratio of 7.69:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.73:1.