#DB40CB#DB40CB

#DB40CB is a light, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.230; OKLCH L 64.5% C 0.239 H 332.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#DB40CB
RGBrgb(219, 64, 203)
HSLhsl(306, 68%, 55%)
HSVhsv(306, 71%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 70.8%, 7.3%, 14.1%)
CIE-LABlab(55.12, 73.78, -40.19)
CIE-LCHlch(55.12, 84.02, 331.42°)
OKLaboklab(64.46% 0.2122 -0.1104)
OKLCHoklch(64.46% 0.239 332.5)
XYZxyz(41.8264, 23.0421, 58.7330)
Luminance0.2304 (WCAG relative)
Temperatureneutral
Familypurple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#DB40CB #40DB50
analogous
#9E40DB #DB40CB #DB407D
triadic
#DB40CB #CBDB40 #40CBDB
tetradic
#DB40CB #DB9E40 #40DB50 #407DDB
square
#DB40CB #DB9E40 #40DB50 #407DDB
split-complementary
#DB40CB #7DDB40 #40DB9E
monochromatic
#87197C #BB23AB #DB40CB #E573D9 #EEA7E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.74
#DB40CB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.61
#DB40CB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #DB40CB
5.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##DB40CB#FFFFFF#000000##000000
##DB40CB1.003.745.615.61
#FFFFFF3.741.0021.0021.00
#0000005.6121.001.001.00
##0000005.6121.001.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#3876CF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#728CC7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E45081
Achromatopsia (no color)
#848484

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #db40cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(219, 64, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.5% 0.239 332.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ea83db',
    500: '#db40cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #db40cb;
$custom-light: #ea83db;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#db40cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 219,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 306.194,
    "s": 68.282,
    "l": 55.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.64459,
    "c": 0.23918,
    "h": 332.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.23039
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#DB40CB
secondary
#9BDCA2
accent
#EB4F3D
background
#FEF8FD
surface
#FDF0FB
border
#D5CBD4
text
#170C15
muted
#857D83

Preview Lab

Preview with #DB40CB

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#DB40CB Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva