#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 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(219, 64, 203) |
| HSL | hsl(306, 68%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(306, 71%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 70.8%, 7.3%, 14.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.12, 73.78, -40.19) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.12, 84.02, 331.42°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.46% 0.2122 -0.1104) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.46% 0.239 332.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.8264, 23.0421, 58.7330) |
| Luminance | 0.2304 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Pinkish Purple
#D648D7
ΔE00 2.40
Purpleish Pink
#DF4EC8
ΔE00 2.72
Pinky Purple
#C94CBE
ΔE00 3.15
Fuchsia (survey)
#ED0DD9
ΔE00 3.35
Hot Magenta
#F504C9
ΔE00 4.12
Pink Purple
#EF1DE7
ΔE00 4.41
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DB40CB | 1.00 | 3.74 | 5.61 | 5.61 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.74 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
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