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#DF9FCD — Light Muted Pink

#DF9FCD is a pink color we call Light Muted 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 #DF9FCD 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.

#DF9FCD is a warm-leaning pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #9FDFB1; it also sits naturally between #D19FDF and #DF9FAD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DF9FCD · RGB 223, 159, 205

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Color values

HEX#DF9FCD
RGB223, 159, 205
HSL317°, 50%, 75%
HSV317°, 29%, 87%
CMYK0%, 29%, 8%, 13%
XYZ53.85, 44.89, 63.58
Yxy44.89, 0.3317, 0.2766
CIE-Lab72.82, 30.88, -14.03
Hunter Lab67.00, 30.26, -13.51

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 62% · Blue 80%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 29% · Yellow 8% · Key 13%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DF9FCD on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DF9FCD on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DF9FCD

.text { color: #DF9FCD; }
.background { background-color: #DF9FCD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DF9FCD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 159, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(317, 50%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DF9FCD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 159, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DF9FCD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 159, 205, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DF9FCD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DF9FCD">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DF9FCD

#D685BF#CD6AB1#C44FA3#B43C92#99337C#7A2963#60204E#451738#2A0E22#0F050C

Tints of #DF9FCD

#E2A7D1#E4AFD5#E7B6D9#E9BEDD#EDC9E3#F0D1E7#F2D9EB#F5E0EF#F7E8F3#FAF0F7

Tones of #DF9FCD

#DBA4CB#D6A8C9#D2ADC7#CDB2C5#C8B6C3#C4BBC1

Color harmonies

Complementary — #9FDFB1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.10:1 Fails
Against black text9.98:1 AAA

Best text color on #DF9FCD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DF9FCD

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 #DF9FCD: ·

How #DF9FCD looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #C3C3C2Deuteranopia · #C7CCBFTritanopia · #DCB9B7

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:

Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind fuchsia 500 · #D946EFTailwind purple 500 · #A855F7

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DF9FCD rather than the exact color:

Palette Ffdfd6
#FFDFD6 · #E3A5C7 · #B692C2 · #694F8E
Palette Fce2db
#FCE2DB · #F1C6D3 · #E4A3D4 · #C295D8
Crimson Ruby Ember
#25649C · #4C40D2 · #B867DB · #E9A1D2
Vintage Terrace
#269E37 · #67DB66 · #D85DC6 · #E3A8D4
Scarlet Ruby Summit
#21B255 · #63E274 · #C4248A · #E8A7D1
Misty Ruby Harbor
#2F9655 · #65CF99 · #B63987 · #DBA5C2

Similar colors

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

#E3A5C7#E4A3D4#E9A1D2#E3A8D4#E8A7D1#DBA5C2#E893CF#E0AED0#E491C9#D991CA#DDAED3#DEA2BD

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DF9FCC  ·  #DF9FCE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DF9FCD?

#DF9FCD is Light Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 223, 159, 205). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DF9FCD?

#DF9FCD is RGB 223, 159, 205 — HSL 317°, 50%, 75% — CMYK 0%, 29%, 8%, 13%.

What colors go with #DF9FCD?

Its complement is #9FDFB1; analogous partners are #D19FDF and #DF9FAD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DF9FCD for text?

Black text on #DF9FCD has a contrast ratio of 9.98:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.10:1.