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#DF85EF — Light Pink

#DF85EF is a pink color we call Light Pink, closest to the named color Violet (#EE82EE). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: violet (#EE82EE) — not an exact match. CSS violet gives you #EE82EE, a different color; use #DF85EF 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.

#DF85EF is a cool 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 #95EF85; it also sits naturally between #AA85EF and #EF85CA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DF85EF · RGB 223, 133, 239

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Color values

HEX#DF85EF
RGB223, 133, 239
HSL291°, 77%, 73%
HSV291°, 44%, 94%
CMYK7%, 44%, 0%, 6%
XYZ54.40, 38.70, 86.26
Yxy38.70, 0.3033, 0.2157
CIE-Lab68.53, 50.78, -39.32
Hunter Lab62.21, 51.37, -43.68

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 52% · Blue 94%

Cyan 7% · Magenta 44% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DF85EF on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DF85EF on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DF85EF

.text { color: #DF85EF; }
.background { background-color: #DF85EF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DF85EF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 133, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(291, 77%, 73%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DF85EF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 133, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DF85EF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 133, 239, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DF85EF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DF85EF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DF85EF

#D766EB#CF46E7#C726E3#B11ACB#9917B0#7E1390#620F71#470B51#2B0632#100212

Tints of #DF85EF

#E28EF0#E59CF2#E7A5F3#EAAEF4#EDBBF6#F0C4F7#F2CDF9#F4D6FA#F8E4FB#FAEDFD

Tones of #DF85EF

#DA8DE8#D594E0#CF9CD8#CAA3D1#C5ABC9#BFB3C2

Color harmonies

Complementary — #95EF85:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.40:1 Fails
Against black text8.74:1 AAA

Best text color on #DF85EF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DF85EF

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 #DF85EF: ·

How #DF85EF looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #B8B7D5Deuteranopia · #BDC4CFTritanopia · #DBC1BD

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 violet 500 · #8B5CF6

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DF85EF rather than the exact color:

Vivid Ruby Lagoon
#DD85F0 · #D066E6 · #B927D8 · #530F61
Palette Ffe7c1
#FFE7C1 · #F3CCF3 · #E9A8F2 · #DC84F3
Palette 4e56c0
#4E56C0 · #9B5DE0 · #D78FEE · #FDCFFA
Tranquil Meadow
#E57AEB · #DE369C · #D72F4A · #D36234
Crimson Ruby Harbor
#6E197A · #E57FE3 · #6FDE60 · #C4EAB5
Honey Ruby Harbor
#EDCBF1 · #D889E1 · #B931C9 · #45114B

Similar colors

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

#DD85F0#DC84F3#D78FEE#E57AEB#E57FE3#D889E1#E384FF#D777EA#E882E1#E173EE#D577E9#EE8EE8

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DF85EE  ·  #DF85F0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DF85EF?

#DF85EF is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 223, 133, 239). Its closest standard named color is Violet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DF85EF?

#DF85EF is RGB 223, 133, 239 — HSL 291°, 77%, 73% — CMYK 7%, 44%, 0%, 6%.

What colors go with #DF85EF?

Its complement is #95EF85; analogous partners are #AA85EF and #EF85CA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DF85EF for text?

Black text on #DF85EF has a contrast ratio of 8.74:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.40:1.