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#DB80BC — Light Pink

#DB80BC 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 #DB80BC 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.

#DB80BC 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 #80DB9E; it also sits naturally between #CC80DB and #DB808F. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DB80BC · RGB 219, 128, 188

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Color values

HEX#DB80BC
RGB219, 128, 188
HSL320°, 56%, 68%
HSV320°, 42%, 86%
CMYK0%, 42%, 14%, 14%
XYZ46.01, 34.13, 51.74
Yxy34.13, 0.3489, 0.2588
CIE-Lab65.07, 43.17, -16.30
Hunter Lab58.42, 42.12, -15.36

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 86% · Green 50% · Blue 74%

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

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

Previews

Sample text in #DB80BC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DB80BC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DB80BC

.text { color: #DB80BC; }
.background { background-color: #DB80BC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DB80BC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 128, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(320, 56%, 68%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DB80BC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 128, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DB80BC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 128, 188, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DB80BC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DB80BC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DB80BC

#D468B0#CD4CA2#C33794#A72F7F#8F286D#77225B#5B1A46#441333#280B1E#10040C

Tints of #DB80BC

#DE8CC3#E298C9#E4A0CD#E7ABD3#EBB7DA#EEC3E0#F2CFE6#F4D7EA#F7E3F0#FBEFF7

Tones of #DB80BC

#D586BA#CE8DB8#C893B6#C19AB4#BAA0B2#B4A7B0

Color harmonies

Complementary — #80DB9E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.68:1 Fails
Against black text7.83:1 AAA

Best text color on #DB80BC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DB80BC

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 #DB80BC: ·

How #DB80BC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #B4B3ADDeuteranopia · #B9C0AATritanopia · #D6A2A0

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 fuchsia 500 · #D946EF

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DB80BC rather than the exact color:

Modern Ruby Orchard
#603E8E · #BC5ACC · #D781BD · #B23555
Velvet Twilight
#AA2A88 · #E07FBD · #6BDA88 · #CDEED9
Dreamy Canyon
#D77BBA · #D6869A · #B6533C · #CFAF79
Tender Meadow
#3E278D · #A437C6 · #D978BC · #E7A8B2
Palette Ffe4d6
#FFE4D6 · #FACBEA · #D988B9 · #B0578D
Gentle Ruby Lagoon
#782054 · #DA76B9 · #41CC79 · #C4EAD7

Similar colors

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

#D781BD#E07FBD#D77BBA#D978BC#D988B9#DA76B9#D57AC3#D989B5#DC8BB7#E486B5#E178C5#DB87B0

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DB80BB  ·  #DB80BD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DB80BC?

#DB80BC is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 219, 128, 188). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DB80BC?

#DB80BC is RGB 219, 128, 188 — HSL 320°, 56%, 68% — CMYK 0%, 42%, 14%, 14%.

What colors go with #DB80BC?

Its complement is #80DB9E; analogous partners are #CC80DB and #DB808F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DB80BC for text?

Black text on #DB80BC has a contrast ratio of 7.83:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.68:1.