#DB40CE#DB40CE
#DB40CE is a light, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.232; OKLCH L 64.6% C 0.241 H 331.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DB40CE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(219, 64, 206) |
| HSL | hsl(305, 68%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(305, 71%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 70.8%, 5.9%, 14.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.26, 74.23, -41.68) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.26, 85.13, 330.69°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.61% 0.2124 -0.1146) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.61% 0.241 331.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.1874, 23.1865, 60.6341) |
| Luminance | 0.2318 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Pinkish Purple
#D648D7
ΔE00 1.96
Purpleish Pink
#DF4EC8
ΔE00 2.91
Fuchsia (survey)
#ED0DD9
ΔE00 3.18
Pinky Purple
#C94CBE
ΔE00 3.37
Pink Purple
#EF1DE7
ΔE00 4.06
Purple Pink
#D725DE
ΔE00 4.22
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DB40CE #40DB4D
analogous
#9A40DB #DB40CE #DB4081
triadic
#DB40CE #CEDB40 #40CEDB
tetradic
#DB40CE #DB9A40 #40DB4D #4081DB
square
#DB40CE #DB9A40 #40DB4D #4081DB
split-complementary
#DB40CE #81DB40 #40DB9A
monochromatic
#87197E #BB23AE #DB40CE #E573DB #EEA7E8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.73
#DB40CE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.64
#DB40CE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #DB40CE
5.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DB40CE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DB40CE | 1.00 | 3.73 | 5.64 | 5.64 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.73 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3576D2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#718CCA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E45183
Achromatopsia (no color)
#848484
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #db40ce; /* rgb */ color: rgb(219, 64, 206); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.6% 0.241 331.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ea83dd',
500: '#db40ce',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #db40ce; $custom-light: #ea83dd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#db40ce",
"rgb": {
"r": 219,
"g": 64,
"b": 206
},
"hsl": {
"h": 305.032,
"s": 68.282,
"l": 55.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64614,
"c": 0.24133,
"h": 331.6
},
"luminance": 0.23183
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DB40CE
secondary
#9BDCA1
accent
#EB4B3D
background
#FEF8FD
surface
#FDF0FB
border
#D5CBD4
text
#170C15
muted
#857D83