Palettes / Colors / #DE96C8

#DE96C8 — Light Muted Pink

#DE96C8 is a pink color we call Light Muted Pink, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the pink family.

#DE96C8 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 #96DEAC; it also sits naturally between #D096DE and #DE96A5. 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 59% · Blue 78%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 32% · Yellow 10% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DE96C8

.text { color: #DE96C8; }
.background { background-color: #DE96C8; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DE96C8; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 150, 200); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(318, 52%, 73%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DE96C8; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 150, 200, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DE96C8; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 150, 200, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DE96C8">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DE96C8">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #96DEAC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DE96C8: #000000.

How #DE96C8 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 #DE96C8 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

← #DE96C7  ·  #DE96C9 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DE96C8?

#DE96C8 is Light Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 222, 150, 200). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DE96C8?

#DE96C8 is RGB 222, 150, 200 — HSL 318°, 52%, 73% — CMYK 0%, 32%, 10%, 13%.

What colors go with #DE96C8?

Its complement is #96DEAC; analogous partners are #D096DE and #DE96A5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DE96C8 for text?

Black text on #DE96C8 has a contrast ratio of 9.30:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.26:1.