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#DF72DC — Light Pink

#DF72DC 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 #DF72DC 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.

#DF72DC 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 #72DF75; it also sits naturally between #AC72DF and #DF72A5. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DF72DC · RGB 223, 114, 220

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Color values

HEX#DF72DC
RGB223, 114, 220
HSL302°, 63%, 66%
HSV302°, 49%, 87%
CMYK0%, 49%, 1%, 13%
XYZ49.37, 32.89, 71.46
Yxy32.89, 0.3212, 0.2140
CIE-Lab64.07, 56.78, -35.75
Hunter Lab57.35, 57.25, -38.27

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 45% · Blue 86%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 49% · Yellow 1% · Key 13%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DF72DC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DF72DC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DF72DC

.text { color: #DF72DC; }
.background { background-color: #DF72DC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DF72DC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 114, 220); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(302, 63%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DF72DC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 114, 220, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DF72DC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 114, 220, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DF72DC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DF72DC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DF72DC

#D959D5#D440CF#C32CBE#AA27A6#91218E#791B75#60165D#430F41#2A0928#110410

Tints of #DF72DC

#E27EDE#E58BE2#E797E5#EAA4E8#EDB0EB#F0BCEE#F3C9F1#F6D5F4#F8E2F8#FBEEFB

Tones of #DF72DC

#D779D4#CF81CD#C889C5#C091BE#B899B7#B0A0B0

Color harmonies

Complementary — #72DF75:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.77:1 Fails
Against black text7.58:1 AAA

Best text color on #DF72DC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DF72DC

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 #DF72DC: ·

How #DF72DC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #B0AFC2Deuteranopia · #B6BEBCTritanopia · #DAAEAA

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 pink 500 · #EC4899

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DF72DC rather than the exact color:

Hidden Tempest
#DC71D5 · #DB6499 · #A1241D · #A87130
Honey Ruby Bloom
#B221A1 · #E072E5 · #66E375 · #A2E69D
Palette Fff58a
#FFF58A · #FFBBE1 · #DD7BDF · #B3BFFF
Palette F3f8ff
#F3F8FF · #E26EE5 · #7E30E1 · #49108B
Dreamy Horizon
#DC67D8 · #CD5B81 · #A25433 · #C2B82C
Vintage Ruby Opal
#2391B7 · #5361CC · #B98EE4 · #E17BD4

Similar colors

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

#DC71D5#E072E5#DD7BDF#E26EE5#DC67D8#E17BD4#D86CE6#DB7CD3#DF65D5#D278D6#E57FE3#EE6CDD

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DF72DB  ·  #DF72DD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DF72DC?

#DF72DC is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 223, 114, 220). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DF72DC?

#DF72DC is RGB 223, 114, 220 — HSL 302°, 63%, 66% — CMYK 0%, 49%, 1%, 13%.

What colors go with #DF72DC?

Its complement is #72DF75; analogous partners are #AC72DF and #DF72A5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DF72DC for text?

Black text on #DF72DC has a contrast ratio of 7.58:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.77:1.