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#DF72DD — Light Pink

#DF72DD 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 #DF72DD 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.

#DF72DD 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 #72DF73; it also sits naturally between #AA72DF and #DF72A6. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DF72DD · RGB 223, 114, 221

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Color values

HEX#DF72DD
RGB223, 114, 221
HSL301°, 63%, 66%
HSV301°, 49%, 87%
CMYK0%, 49%, 1%, 13%
XYZ49.50, 32.94, 72.16
Yxy32.94, 0.3202, 0.2131
CIE-Lab64.11, 56.95, -36.24
Hunter Lab57.40, 57.46, -38.93

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 45% · Blue 87%

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 #DF72DD on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DF72DD on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DF72DD

.text { color: #DF72DD; }
.background { background-color: #DF72DD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DF72DD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 114, 221); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(301, 63%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DF72DD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 114, 221, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DF72DD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 114, 221, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DF72DD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DF72DD">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DF72DD

#D959D7#D440D1#C32CC1#AA27A8#912190#791B77#60165E#430F42#2A0929#110410

Tints of #DF72DD

#E27EE0#E58BE3#E797E6#EAA4E9#EDB0EC#F0BCEF#F3C9F2#F6D5F5#F8E2F8#FBEEFB

Tones of #DF72DD

#D779D6#CF81CE#C889C6#C091BF#B899B7#B0A0B0

Color harmonies

Complementary — #72DF73:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.77:1 Fails
Against black text7.59:1 AAA

Best text color on #DF72DD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DF72DD

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 #DF72DD: ·

How #DF72DD looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #B0AFC3Deuteranopia · #B6BEBDTritanopia · #DAAFAA

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 #DF72DD rather than the exact color:

Honey Ruby Bloom
#B221A1 · #E072E5 · #66E375 · #A2E69D
Hidden Tempest
#DC71D5 · #DB6499 · #A1241D · #A87130
Palette Fff58a
#FFF58A · #FFBBE1 · #DD7BDF · #B3BFFF
Palette F3f8ff
#F3F8FF · #E26EE5 · #7E30E1 · #49108B
Dreamy Horizon
#DC67D8 · #CD5B81 · #A25433 · #C2B82C
Honey Solace
#B375E9 · #D86CE6 · #D11DA5 · #B3285F

Similar colors

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

#E072E5#DC71D5#DD7BDF#E26EE5#DC67D8#D86CE6#E17BD4#DB7CD3#DF65D5#E57FE3#D278D6#D777EA

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DF72DC  ·  #DF72DE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DF72DD?

#DF72DD is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 223, 114, 221). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DF72DD?

#DF72DD is RGB 223, 114, 221 — HSL 301°, 63%, 66% — CMYK 0%, 49%, 1%, 13%.

What colors go with #DF72DD?

Its complement is #72DF73; analogous partners are #AA72DF and #DF72A6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DF72DD for text?

Black text on #DF72DD has a contrast ratio of 7.59:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.77:1.