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#DF90EA — Light Pink

#DF90EA is a pink color we call Light Pink, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: plum (#DDA0DD) — not an exact match. CSS plum gives you #DDA0DD, a different color; use #DF90EA 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.

#DF90EA 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 #9AEA90; it also sits naturally between #B290EA and #EA90C7. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DF90EA · RGB 223, 144, 234

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Color values

HEX#DF90EA
RGB223, 144, 234
HSL293°, 68%, 74%
HSV293°, 38%, 92%
CMYK5%, 38%, 0%, 8%
XYZ55.26, 41.58, 82.95
Yxy41.58, 0.3073, 0.2312
CIE-Lab70.58, 44.13, -33.39
Hunter Lab64.48, 44.27, -35.99

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 56% · Blue 92%

Cyan 5% · Magenta 38% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DF90EA on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DF90EA on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DF90EA

.text { color: #DF90EA; }
.background { background-color: #DF90EA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DF90EA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 144, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(293, 68%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DF90EA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 144, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DF90EA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 144, 234, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DF90EA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DF90EA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DF90EA

#D772E4#CE54DE#C636D9#B226C5#9720A7#7C1A89#61146B#460F4D#2B092F#100311

Tints of #DF90EA

#E298EB#E4A1ED#E8AEEF#EAB6F1#EDBFF3#EFC7F4#F2D0F6#F5DDF8#F8E5FA#FAEEFC

Tones of #DF90EA

#DA96E3#D69CDD#D1A3D7#CBA9D0#C6B0C9#C2B6C3

Color harmonies

Complementary — #9AEA90:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.25:1 Fails
Against black text9.32:1 AAA

Best text color on #DF90EA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DF90EA

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 #DF90EA: ·

How #DF90EA looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #BDBCD4Deuteranopia · #C1C7CFTritanopia · #DBC3BF

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 #DF90EA rather than the exact color:

Palette 4e56c0
#4E56C0 · #9B5DE0 · #D78FEE · #FDCFFA
Palette Ffebb2
#FFEBB2 · #E59BE9 · #D862BC · #8644A2
Vivid Ruby Lagoon
#DD85F0 · #D066E6 · #B927D8 · #530F61
Honey Ruby Harbor
#EDCBF1 · #D889E1 · #B931C9 · #45114B
Dusty Ruby Saffron
#28AC15 · #9EEE74 · #D754EA · #EB98EB
Wild Saffron
#EE8EE8 · #E22C6A · #E99D84 · #E9D777

Similar colors

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

#D78FEE#E59BE9#DD85F0#D889E1#EB98EB#EE8EE8#DC84F3#E198DD#EF95E5#D18CE0#EA9EE9#D69ADE

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DF90E9  ·  #DF90EB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DF90EA?

#DF90EA is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 223, 144, 234). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DF90EA?

#DF90EA is RGB 223, 144, 234 — HSL 293°, 68%, 74% — CMYK 5%, 38%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #DF90EA?

Its complement is #9AEA90; analogous partners are #B290EA and #EA90C7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DF90EA for text?

Black text on #DF90EA has a contrast ratio of 9.32:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.25:1.