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#DF77BB — Light Pink

#DF77BB 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 #DF77BB 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.

#DF77BB 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 #77DF9B; it also sits naturally between #CF77DF and #DF7786. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DF77BB · RGB 223, 119, 187

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Color values

HEX#DF77BB
RGB223, 119, 187
HSL321°, 62%, 67%
HSV321°, 47%, 87%
CMYK0%, 47%, 16%, 13%
XYZ46.00, 32.47, 50.86
Yxy32.47, 0.3557, 0.2511
CIE-Lab63.73, 48.90, -17.71
Hunter Lab56.98, 48.17, -16.75

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 47% · Blue 73%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 47% · Yellow 16% · Key 13%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DF77BB on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DF77BB on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DF77BB

.text { color: #DF77BB; }
.background { background-color: #DF77BB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DF77BB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 119, 187); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(321, 62%, 67%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DF77BB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 119, 187, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DF77BB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 119, 187, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DF77BB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DF77BB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DF77BB

#D95EAE#D241A0#C62F91#AE297F#95236D#781C58#5F1646#461033#290A1E#11040C

Tints of #DF77BB

#E283C1#E58FC7#E89CCD#EBA8D3#EEB5DA#EFBDDE#F2C9E4#F5D6EA#F8E2F0#FBEEF7

Tones of #DF77BB

#D77EB8#D086B6#C88DB4#C294B2#BA9CAF#B2A3AD

Color harmonies

Complementary — #77DF9B:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.80:1 Fails
Against black text7.49:1 AAA

Best text color on #DF77BB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DF77BB

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 #DF77BB: ·

How #DF77BB looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #B2B1ABDeuteranopia · #B8C0A7Tritanopia · #DA9E9B

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 pink 500 · #EC4899Tailwind fuchsia 500 · #D946EFMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9E

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DF77BB rather than the exact color:

Gentle Ruby Lagoon
#782054 · #DA76B9 · #41CC79 · #C4EAD7
Tender Meadow
#3E278D · #A437C6 · #D978BC · #E7A8B2
Velvet Twilight
#AA2A88 · #E07FBD · #6BDA88 · #CDEED9
Dreamy Canyon
#D77BBA · #D6869A · #B6533C · #CFAF79
Palette E178c5
#E178C5 · #FF8E8F · #FFB38E · #FFFDCB
Frozen Ruby Meadow
#A2236E · #E279B0 · #2CCA6E · #B0E8C2

Similar colors

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

#DA76B9#D978BC#E07FBD#D77BBA#E178C5#E279B0#E672B3#D781BD#D57AC3#D875C7#D572B0#E675AD

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DF77BA  ·  #DF77BC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DF77BB?

#DF77BB is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 223, 119, 187). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DF77BB?

#DF77BB is RGB 223, 119, 187 — HSL 321°, 62%, 67% — CMYK 0%, 47%, 16%, 13%.

What colors go with #DF77BB?

Its complement is #77DF9B; analogous partners are #CF77DF and #DF7786. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DF77BB for text?

Black text on #DF77BB has a contrast ratio of 7.49:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.80:1.