Palettes / Colors / #DB85CA

#DB85CA — Light Muted Pink

#DB85CA is a pink color we call Light Muted 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 #DB85CA 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.

#DB85CA 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 #85DB96; it also sits naturally between #C185DB and #DB859F. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 86% · Green 52% · Blue 79%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 39% · Yellow 8% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DB85CA

.text { color: #DB85CA; }
.background { background-color: #DB85CA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DB85CA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 133, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(312, 54%, 69%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DB85CA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 133, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DB85CA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 133, 202, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DB85CA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DB85CA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #85DB96:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DB85CA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DB85CA

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:

How #DB85CA looks with color blindness

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

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:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DB85CA rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DB85C9  ·  #DB85CB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DB85CA?

#DB85CA is Light Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 219, 133, 202). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DB85CA?

#DB85CA is RGB 219, 133, 202 — HSL 312°, 54%, 69% — CMYK 0%, 39%, 8%, 14%.

What colors go with #DB85CA?

Its complement is #85DB96; analogous partners are #C185DB and #DB859F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DB85CA for text?

Black text on #DB85CA has a contrast ratio of 8.22:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.55:1.