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#DF91ED — Light Pink

#DF91ED 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 #DF91ED 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.

#DF91ED 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 #9FED91; it also sits naturally between #B191ED and #ED91CD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DF91ED · RGB 223, 145, 237

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Color values

HEX#DF91ED
RGB223, 145, 237
HSL291°, 72%, 75%
HSV291°, 39%, 93%
CMYK6%, 39%, 0%, 7%
XYZ55.84, 42.05, 85.29
Yxy42.05, 0.3048, 0.2296
CIE-Lab70.91, 44.17, -34.53
Hunter Lab64.85, 44.38, -37.51

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 57% · Blue 93%

Cyan 6% · Magenta 39% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DF91ED on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DF91ED on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DF91ED

.text { color: #DF91ED; }
.background { background-color: #DF91ED; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DF91ED; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 145, 237); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(291, 72%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DF91ED; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 145, 237, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DF91ED; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 145, 237, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DF91ED">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DF91ED">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DF91ED

#D773E8#CE54E3#C535DE#B422CE#991DAF#7B178C#60126E#450D4F#2A0830#0F0312

Tints of #DF91ED

#E29AEF#E4A3F0#E7ACF1#E9B4F3#EDC2F5#F0CAF6#F2D3F8#F5DCF9#F7E5FB#FAEDFC

Tones of #DF91ED

#DB98E7#D69FE0#D2A5D9#CDABD3#C9B2CD#C4B9C6

Color harmonies

Complementary — #9FED91:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.23:1 Fails
Against black text9.41:1 AAA

Best text color on #DF91ED: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DF91ED

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 #DF91ED: ·

How #DF91ED looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #BDBDD7Deuteranopia · #C2C8D1Tritanopia · #DBC5C1

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 #DF91ED rather than the exact color:

Palette 4e56c0
#4E56C0 · #9B5DE0 · #D78FEE · #FDCFFA
Palette Ffebb2
#FFEBB2 · #E59BE9 · #D862BC · #8644A2
Vivid Ruby Lagoon
#DD85F0 · #D066E6 · #B927D8 · #530F61
Dusty Ruby Saffron
#28AC15 · #9EEE74 · #D754EA · #EB98EB
Palette Ffe7c1
#FFE7C1 · #F3CCF3 · #E9A8F2 · #DC84F3
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:

#D78FEE#E59BE9#DD85F0#EB98EB#DC84F3#D889E1#EE8EE8#D59BF6#EA9EE9#E198DD#E99DF6#EF95E5

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DF91EC  ·  #DF91EE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DF91ED?

#DF91ED is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 223, 145, 237). Its closest standard named color is Violet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DF91ED?

#DF91ED is RGB 223, 145, 237 — HSL 291°, 72%, 75% — CMYK 6%, 39%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #DF91ED?

Its complement is #9FED91; analogous partners are #B191ED and #ED91CD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DF91ED for text?

Black text on #DF91ED has a contrast ratio of 9.41:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.23:1.