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#DE72EF — Light Vivid Pink

#DE72EF is a pink color we call Light Vivid Pink, closest to the named color Violet (#EE82EE). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: violet (#EE82EE) — not an exact match. CSS violet gives you #EE82EE, a different color; use #DE72EF 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.

#DE72EF 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 #82EF71; it also sits naturally between #9F71EF and #EF71C1. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DE72EF · RGB 222, 114, 239

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Color values

HEX#DE72EF
RGB222, 114, 239
HSL292°, 80%, 69%
HSV292°, 52%, 94%
CMYK7%, 52%, 0%, 6%
XYZ51.72, 33.80, 85.46
Yxy33.80, 0.3025, 0.1977
CIE-Lab64.80, 59.93, -45.17
Hunter Lab58.13, 61.14, -51.54

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 45% · Blue 94%

Cyan 7% · Magenta 52% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DE72EF on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DE72EF on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DE72EF

.text { color: #DE72EF; }
.background { background-color: #DE72EF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DE72EF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 114, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(292, 80%, 69%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DE72EF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 114, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DE72EF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 114, 239, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DE72EF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DE72EF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DE72EF

#D855EC#D135E9#CA19E6#AE16C5#9613AA#790F8A#610C6E#45094E#2D0632#100212

Tints of #DE72EF

#E17EF1#E488F2#E795F3#EAA3F5#EDB1F6#EFBAF7#F2C8F9#F6D6FA#F8DFFB#FBEDFD

Tones of #DE72EF

#D879E6#D183DD#CB8CD4#C495CB#BD9EC2#B6A7B9

Color harmonies

Complementary — #82EF71:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.71:1 Fails
Against black text7.76:1 AAA

Best text color on #DE72EF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DE72EF

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #DE72EF: ·

How #DE72EF looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #AFAED1Deuteranopia · #B6BEC9Tritanopia · #D9B9B4

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:

Tailwind fuchsia 500 · #D946EFTailwind purple 500 · #A855F7Tailwind violet 500 · #8B5CF6

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DE72EF rather than the exact color:

Smoky Ruby Canyon
#7B118F · #E173EE · #38D619 · #CDF5CA
Hidden Ruby Aurora
#D770EF · #E559BE · #E36C8B · #D03C16
Scarlet Ruby Drift
#921EC1 · #D777EA · #6CE13D · #CEF0BB
Honey Ruby Bloom
#B221A1 · #E072E5 · #66E375 · #A2E69D
Tranquil Meadow
#E57AEB · #DE369C · #D72F4A · #D36234
Palette F3f8ff
#F3F8FF · #E26EE5 · #7E30E1 · #49108B

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#E173EE#D770EF#D777EA#E072E5#E57AEB#E26EE5#D577E9#D86CE6#D276EC#CF6BED#CE6EEC#DD7BDF

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DE72EE  ·  #DE72F0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DE72EF?

#DE72EF is Light Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 222, 114, 239). Its closest standard named color is Violet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DE72EF?

#DE72EF is RGB 222, 114, 239 — HSL 292°, 80%, 69% — CMYK 7%, 52%, 0%, 6%.

What colors go with #DE72EF?

Its complement is #82EF71; analogous partners are #9F71EF and #EF71C1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DE72EF for text?

Black text on #DE72EF has a contrast ratio of 7.76:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.71:1.