Palettes / Colors / #DE45BE

#DE45BE — Pink

#DE45BE is a pink color we call Pink, closest to the named color Orchid (#DA70D6). It belongs to the pink family.

#DE45BE is a warm-leaning 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 #45DE66; it also sits naturally between #B345DE and #DE4570. 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 27% · Blue 75%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 69% · Yellow 14% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DE45BE

.text { color: #DE45BE; }
.background { background-color: #DE45BE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DE45BE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 69, 190); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(313, 70%, 57%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DE45BE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 69, 190, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DE45BE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 69, 190, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DE45BE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DE45BE">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DE45BE

Tints of #DE45BE

Tones of #DE45BE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #45DE66:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DE45BE: #000000.

How #DE45BE 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 #DE45BE 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 #DE45BE?

#DE45BE is Pink, a pink color (RGB 222, 69, 190). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DE45BE?

#DE45BE is RGB 222, 69, 190 — HSL 313°, 70%, 57% — CMYK 0%, 69%, 14%, 13%.

What colors go with #DE45BE?

Its complement is #45DE66; analogous partners are #B345DE and #DE4570. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DE45BE for text?

Black text on #DE45BE has a contrast ratio of 5.70:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.68:1.