Palettes / Colors / #DD93EA

#DD93EA — Light Pink

#DD93EA is a pink color we call Light Pink, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: plum (#DDA0DD) — not an exact match. CSS plum gives you #DDA0DD, a different color; use #DD93EA 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.

#DD93EA is a cool pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #A1EA95; it also sits naturally between #B295EA and #EA95CC. 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 87% · Green 58% · Blue 92%

Cyan 6% · Magenta 37% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DD93EA

.text { color: #DD93EA; }
.background { background-color: #DD93EA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DD93EA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(221, 147, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(291, 67%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DD93EA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(221, 147, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DD93EA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(221, 147, 234, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DD93EA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DD93EA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A1EA95:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DD93EA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DD93EA

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 #DD93EA 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 #DD93EA 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 #DD93EA?

#DD93EA is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 221, 147, 234). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DD93EA?

#DD93EA is RGB 221, 147, 234 — HSL 291°, 67%, 75% — CMYK 6%, 37%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #DD93EA?

Its complement is #A1EA95; analogous partners are #B295EA and #EA95CC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DD93EA for text?

Black text on #DD93EA has a contrast ratio of 9.44:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.23:1.