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#DB809D — Light Pink

#DB809D is a pink color we call Light Pink, closest to the named color PaleVioletRed (#DB7093). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: palevioletred (#DB7093) — not an exact match. CSS palevioletred gives you #DB7093, a different color; use #DB809D 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.

#DB809D is a warm-leaning pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #80DBBE; it also sits naturally between #DB80CA and #DB9080. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DB809D · RGB 219, 128, 157

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Color values

HEX#DB809D
RGB219, 128, 157
HSL341°, 56%, 68%
HSV341°, 42%, 86%
CMYK0%, 42%, 28%, 14%
XYZ43.02, 32.93, 35.99
Yxy32.93, 0.3843, 0.2942
CIE-Lab64.11, 38.61, -0.17
Hunter Lab57.39, 37.02, -0.14

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 86% · Green 50% · Blue 62%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 42% · Yellow 28% · Key 14%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DB809D on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DB809D on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DB809D

.text { color: #DB809D; }
.background { background-color: #DB809D; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DB809D; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 128, 157); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(341, 56%, 68%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DB809D; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 128, 157, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DB809D; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 128, 157, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DB809D">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DB809D">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DB809D

#D4688A#CD4C75#C33763#A72F55#8F2849#77223D#5B1A2F#441322#280B14#100408

Tints of #DB809D

#DE8CA6#E298AF#E4A0B5#E7ABBE#EBB7C8#EEC3D1#F2CFDA#F4D7E0#F7E3E9#FBEFF3

Tones of #DB809D

#D5869F#CE8DA1#C893A4#C19AA6#BAA0A9#B4A7AB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #80DBBE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.77:1 Fails
Against black text7.59:1 AAA

Best text color on #DB809D: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DB809D

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 #DB809D: ·

How #DB809D looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #B4B396Deuteranopia · #B9C094Tritanopia · #D6908F

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 pink 500 · #EC4899Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind rose 500 · #F43F5E

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DB809D rather than the exact color:

Radiant Ruby Summit
#5962D1 · #9450D5 · #D041C2 · #DC7C9A
Silent Ruby Lagoon
#741B3F · #E07E9D · #61D9A9 · #A6E3CE
Burning Monsoon
#DF8699 · #CF5972 · #982941 · #5D1D2A
Dreamy Canyon
#D77BBA · #D6869A · #B6533C · #CFAF79
Vivid Ruby Cinder
#DD7896 · #DB6239 · #E4D289 · #BAE46C
Golden Dusk
#D2799B · #B83D33 · #C48235 · #DCDC86

Similar colors

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

#DC7C9A#E07E9D#DF8699#D6869A#DD7896#D2799B#D17D98#DA7F91#DA7F8F#E688A1#D58BA4#E27CA9

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DB809C  ·  #DB809E →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DB809D?

#DB809D is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 219, 128, 157). Its closest standard named color is PaleVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DB809D?

#DB809D is RGB 219, 128, 157 — HSL 341°, 56%, 68% — CMYK 0%, 42%, 28%, 14%.

What colors go with #DB809D?

Its complement is #80DBBE; analogous partners are #DB80CA and #DB9080. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DB809D for text?

Black text on #DB809D has a contrast ratio of 7.59:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.77:1.