Palettes / Colors / #DB8FA2

#DB8FA2 — Light Muted Red

#DB8FA2 is a red color we call Light Muted Red, closest to the named color PaleVioletRed (#DB7093). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: palevioletred (#DB7093) — not an exact match. CSS palevioletred gives you #DB7093, a different color; use #DB8FA2 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.

#DB8FA2 is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. 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 #8FDBC8; it also sits naturally between #DB8FC8 and #DBA28F. 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 56% · Blue 64%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 35% · Yellow 26% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DB8FA2

.text { color: #DB8FA2; }
.background { background-color: #DB8FA2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DB8FA2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 143, 162); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(345, 51%, 71%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DB8FA2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 143, 162, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DB8FA2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 143, 162, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DB8FA2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DB8FA2">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #8FDBC8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DB8FA2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DB8FA2

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 #DB8FA2 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 #DB8FA2 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #DB8FA2?

#DB8FA2 is Light Muted Red, a red color (RGB 219, 143, 162). Its closest standard named color is PaleVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DB8FA2?

#DB8FA2 is RGB 219, 143, 162 — HSL 345°, 51%, 71% — CMYK 0%, 35%, 26%, 14%.

What colors go with #DB8FA2?

Its complement is #8FDBC8; analogous partners are #DB8FC8 and #DBA28F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DB8FA2 for text?

Black text on #DB8FA2 has a contrast ratio of 8.46:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.48:1.