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#DF68DB — Pink

#DF68DB is a pink color we call 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 #DF68DB 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.

#DF68DB 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 #68DF6C; it also sits naturally between #A768DF and #DF689F. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DF68DB · RGB 223, 104, 219

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Color values

HEX#DF68DB
RGB223, 104, 219
HSL302°, 65%, 64%
HSV302°, 53%, 87%
CMYK0%, 53%, 2%, 13%
XYZ48.17, 30.70, 70.41
Yxy30.70, 0.3227, 0.2057
CIE-Lab62.26, 61.32, -38.02
Hunter Lab55.41, 62.13, -41.08

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 41% · Blue 86%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 53% · Yellow 2% · Key 13%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DF68DB on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DF68DB on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DF68DB

.text { color: #DF68DB; }
.background { background-color: #DF68DB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DF68DB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 104, 219); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(302, 65%, 64%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DF68DB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 104, 219, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DF68DB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 104, 219, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DF68DB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DF68DB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DF68DB

#DA4ED5#D435CF#C229BC#A824A4#8F1E8B#761973#5D145A#430E42#2A0929#110410

Tints of #DF68DB

#E274DE#E481E1#E892E5#EA9EE8#EDABEB#F0B7EE#F3C4F1#F6D5F5#F9E2F8#FBEEFB

Tones of #DF68DB

#D770D3#CD79CB#C581C3#BD89BB#B592B3#AB9BAB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #68DF6C:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.94:1 Fails
Against black text7.14:1 AAA

Best text color on #DF68DB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DF68DB

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 #DF68DB: ·

How #DF68DB looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #ABAABFDeuteranopia · #B2BBB8Tritanopia · #D9A9A4

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 fuchsia 600 · #C026D3

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DF68DB rather than the exact color:

Dreamy Horizon
#DC67D8 · #CD5B81 · #A25433 · #C2B82C
Smoky Zephyr
#224BA5 · #7639D6 · #DF65D5 · #EBA0B0
Misty Ruby Lagoon
#398EE6 · #5754E0 · #8A29DE · #E360DD
Burning Ruby Opal
#19A220 · #5BE57E · #E661E0 · #F2C6EE
Hidden Tempest
#DC71D5 · #DB6499 · #A1241D · #A87130
Palette F3f8ff
#F3F8FF · #E26EE5 · #7E30E1 · #49108B

Similar colors

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

#DC67D8#DF65D5#E360DD#E661E0#DC71D5#E26EE5#E666D1#D86CE6#E072E5#E65BDB#E662CF#DD60CE

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DF68DA  ·  #DF68DC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DF68DB?

#DF68DB is Pink, a pink color (RGB 223, 104, 219). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DF68DB?

#DF68DB is RGB 223, 104, 219 — HSL 302°, 65%, 64% — CMYK 0%, 53%, 2%, 13%.

What colors go with #DF68DB?

Its complement is #68DF6C; analogous partners are #A768DF and #DF689F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DF68DB for text?

Black text on #DF68DB has a contrast ratio of 7.14:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.94:1.