Palettes / Colors / #DE68DE

#DE68DE — Pink

#DE68DE is a pink color we call Pink, closest to the named color Orchid (#DA70D6). It belongs to the pink family.

#DE68DE 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 #68DE68; it also sits naturally between #A368DE and #DE68A3. 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 41% · Blue 87%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 53% · Yellow 0% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DE68DE

.text { color: #DE68DE; }
.background { background-color: #DE68DE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DE68DE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 104, 222); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(300, 64%, 64%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DE68DE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 104, 222, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DE68DE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 104, 222, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DE68DE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DE68DE">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DE68DE

Tints of #DE68DE

Tones of #DE68DE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #68DE68:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DE68DE: #000000.

How #DE68DE 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 #DE68DE 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

← #DE68DD  ·  #DE68DF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DE68DE?

#DE68DE is Pink, a pink color (RGB 222, 104, 222). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DE68DE?

#DE68DE is RGB 222, 104, 222 — HSL 300°, 64%, 64% — CMYK 0%, 53%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #DE68DE?

Its complement is #68DE68; analogous partners are #A368DE and #DE68A3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DE68DE for text?

Black text on #DE68DE has a contrast ratio of 7.14:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.94:1.