Palettes / Colors / #DE87DA

#DE87DA — Light Pink

#DE87DA is a pink color we call Light Pink, closest to the named color Orchid (#DA70D6). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: orchid (#DA70D6) — not an exact match. CSS orchid gives you #DA70D6, a different color; use #DE87DA 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.

#DE87DA 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 #87DE8B; it also sits naturally between #B787DE and #DE87AE. 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 85%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 39% · Yellow 2% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DE87DA

.text { color: #DE87DA; }
.background { background-color: #DE87DA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DE87DA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 135, 218); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(303, 57%, 70%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DE87DA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 135, 218, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DE87DA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 135, 218, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DE87DA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DE87DA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #87DE8B:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DE87DA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DE87DA

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:

How #DE87DA 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 #DE87DA 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

← #DE87D9  ·  #DE87DB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DE87DA?

#DE87DA is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 222, 135, 218). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DE87DA?

#DE87DA is RGB 222, 135, 218 — HSL 303°, 57%, 70% — CMYK 0%, 39%, 2%, 13%.

What colors go with #DE87DA?

Its complement is #87DE8B; analogous partners are #B787DE and #DE87AE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DE87DA for text?

Black text on #DE87DA has a contrast ratio of 8.58:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.45:1.