Palettes / Colors / #DE87D3

#DE87D3 — Light Pink

#DE87D3 is a pink color we call Light Pink, closest to the named color Orchid (#DA70D6). It belongs to the pink family.

#DE87D3 is a warm-leaning pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #87DE93; it also sits naturally between #BE87DE and #DE87A7. 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 53% · Blue 83%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 39% · Yellow 5% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DE87D3

.text { color: #DE87D3; }
.background { background-color: #DE87D3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DE87D3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 135, 211); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(308, 57%, 70%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DE87D3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 135, 211, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DE87D3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 135, 211, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DE87D3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DE87D3">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #87DE93:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DE87D3: #000000.

How #DE87D3 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 #DE87D3 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

← #DE87D2  ·  #DE87D4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DE87D3?

#DE87D3 is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 222, 135, 211). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DE87D3?

#DE87D3 is RGB 222, 135, 211 — HSL 308°, 57%, 70% — CMYK 0%, 39%, 5%, 13%.

What colors go with #DE87D3?

Its complement is #87DE93; analogous partners are #BE87DE and #DE87A7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DE87D3 for text?

Black text on #DE87D3 has a contrast ratio of 8.51:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.47:1.