Palettes / Colors / #DE78CB

#DE78CB — Light Pink

#DE78CB is a pink color we call Light Pink, closest to the named color Orchid (#DA70D6). It belongs to the pink family.

#DE78CB 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 #78DE8A; it also sits naturally between #BE78DE and #DE7898. 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 47% · Blue 80%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 46% · Yellow 9% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DE78CB

.text { color: #DE78CB; }
.background { background-color: #DE78CB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DE78CB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 120, 203); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(311, 61%, 67%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DE78CB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 120, 203, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DE78CB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 120, 203, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DE78CB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DE78CB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #78DE8A:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DE78CB: #000000.

How #DE78CB 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 #DE78CB 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 #DE78CB?

#DE78CB is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 222, 120, 203). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DE78CB?

#DE78CB is RGB 222, 120, 203 — HSL 311°, 61%, 67% — CMYK 0%, 46%, 9%, 13%.

What colors go with #DE78CB?

Its complement is #78DE8A; analogous partners are #BE78DE and #DE7898. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DE78CB for text?

Black text on #DE78CB has a contrast ratio of 7.65:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.74:1.