Palettes / Colors / #DC7FAC

#DC7FAC — Light Pink

#DC7FAC 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 #DC7FAC 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.

#DC7FAC 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 #7FDCAF; it also sits naturally between #DC7FDA and #DC807F. 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 50% · Blue 67%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 42% · Yellow 22% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DC7FAC

.text { color: #DC7FAC; }
.background { background-color: #DC7FAC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DC7FAC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 127, 172); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(331, 57%, 68%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DC7FAC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 127, 172, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DC7FAC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 127, 172, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DC7FAC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DC7FAC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #7FDCAF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DC7FAC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DC7FAC

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 #DC7FAC 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 #DC7FAC 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

← #DC7FAB  ·  #DC7FAD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DC7FAC?

#DC7FAC is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 220, 127, 172). Its closest standard named color is PaleVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DC7FAC?

#DC7FAC is RGB 220, 127, 172 — HSL 331°, 57%, 68% — CMYK 0%, 42%, 22%, 14%.

What colors go with #DC7FAC?

Its complement is #7FDCAF; analogous partners are #DC7FDA and #DC807F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DC7FAC for text?

Black text on #DC7FAC has a contrast ratio of 7.67:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.74:1.