Palettes / Colors / #DC8EA7

#DC8EA7 — Light Muted Pink

#DC8EA7 is a pink color we call Light Muted 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 #DC8EA7 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.

#DC8EA7 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 #8EDCC3; it also sits naturally between #DC8ECE and #DC9C8E. 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 65%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 35% · Yellow 24% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DC8EA7

.text { color: #DC8EA7; }
.background { background-color: #DC8EA7; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DC8EA7; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 142, 167); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(341, 53%, 71%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DC8EA7; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 142, 167, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DC8EA7; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 142, 167, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DC8EA7">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DC8EA7">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #8EDCC3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DC8EA7: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DC8EA7

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 #DC8EA7 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 #DC8EA7 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 #DC8EA7?

#DC8EA7 is Light Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 220, 142, 167). Its closest standard named color is PaleVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DC8EA7?

#DC8EA7 is RGB 220, 142, 167 — HSL 341°, 53%, 71% — CMYK 0%, 35%, 24%, 14%.

What colors go with #DC8EA7?

Its complement is #8EDCC3; analogous partners are #DC8ECE and #DC9C8E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DC8EA7 for text?

Black text on #DC8EA7 has a contrast ratio of 8.47:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.48:1.