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#DF7CD8 — Light Pink

#DF7CD8 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 #DF7CD8 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.

#DF7CD8 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 #7CDF82; it also sits naturally between #B47CDF and #DF7CA7. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DF7CD8 · RGB 223, 124, 216

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Color values

HEX#DF7CD8
RGB223, 124, 216
HSL304°, 61%, 68%
HSV304°, 44%, 87%
CMYK0%, 44%, 3%, 13%
XYZ50.03, 35.06, 69.10
Yxy35.06, 0.3245, 0.2274
CIE-Lab65.80, 51.15, -30.84
Hunter Lab59.21, 51.17, -32.15

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 49% · Blue 85%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 44% · Yellow 3% · Key 13%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DF7CD8 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DF7CD8 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DF7CD8

.text { color: #DF7CD8; }
.background { background-color: #DF7CD8; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DF7CD8; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 124, 216); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(304, 61%, 68%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DF7CD8; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 124, 216, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DF7CD8; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 124, 216, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DF7CD8">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DF7CD8">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DF7CD8

#D963D1#D246C9#C931BF#AC2AA4#94248C#7B1E75#5E175A#461142#290A27#100410

Tints of #DF7CD8

#E288DC#E594E0#E79CE2#EAA9E6#EDB5E9#F0C1ED#F3CEF1#F5D6F3#F8E2F7#FBEFFA

Tones of #DF7CD8

#D883D2#D189CD#CA91C6#C398C0#BBA0B9#B5A6B4

Color harmonies

Complementary — #7CDF82:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.62:1 Fails
Against black text8.01:1 AAA

Best text color on #DF7CD8: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DF7CD8

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 #DF7CD8: ·

How #DF7CD8 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #B4B3C2Deuteranopia · #BAC1BCTritanopia · #DAB0AC

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 #DF7CD8 rather than the exact color:

Vintage Ruby Opal
#2391B7 · #5361CC · #B98EE4 · #E17BD4
Rustic Ruby Mosaic
#A22FAB · #DB7CD3 · #40C436 · #D1EBC8
Smoky Ember
#DA81D7 · #C25E89 · #D87164 · #AC863F
Palette Fff58a
#FFF58A · #FFBBE1 · #DD7BDF · #B3BFFF
Golden Voyage
#ECA2DF · #E77ED4 · #9C2186 · #601052
Hidden Tempest
#DC71D5 · #DB6499 · #A1241D · #A87130

Similar colors

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

#E17BD4#DB7CD3#DA81D7#DD7BDF#E77ED4#DC71D5#D684DC#E57FE3#D278D6#E882E1#DD88CF#E072E5

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DF7CD7  ·  #DF7CD9 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DF7CD8?

#DF7CD8 is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 223, 124, 216). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DF7CD8?

#DF7CD8 is RGB 223, 124, 216 — HSL 304°, 61%, 68% — CMYK 0%, 44%, 3%, 13%.

What colors go with #DF7CD8?

Its complement is #7CDF82; analogous partners are #B47CDF and #DF7CA7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DF7CD8 for text?

Black text on #DF7CD8 has a contrast ratio of 8.01:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.62:1.