#DB42CD#DB42CD
#DB42CD is a light, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.234; OKLCH L 64.7% C 0.238 H 331.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DB42CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(219, 66, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(305, 68%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(305, 70%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 69.9%, 6.4%, 14.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.45, 73.41, -40.81) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.45, 84.00, 330.93°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.73% 0.2104 -0.1122) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.73% 0.238 331.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.1811, 23.3677, 60.0346) |
| Luminance | 0.2336 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Pinkish Purple
#D648D7
ΔE00 2.05
Purpleish Pink
#DF4EC8
ΔE00 2.60
Pinky Purple
#C94CBE
ΔE00 3.30
Fuchsia (survey)
#ED0DD9
ΔE00 3.38
Pink Purple
#EF1DE7
ΔE00 4.23
Hot Magenta
#F504C9
ΔE00 4.30
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DB42CD #42DB50
analogous
#9C42DB #DB42CD #DB4280
triadic
#DB42CD #CDDB42 #42CDDB
tetradic
#DB42CD #DB9C42 #42DB50 #4280DB
square
#DB42CD #DB9C42 #42DB50 #4280DB
split-complementary
#DB42CD #80DB42 #42DB9C
monochromatic
#891A7E #BC24AE #DB42CD #E575DB #EFA9E8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.70
#DB42CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.67
#DB42CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #DB42CD
5.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DB42CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DB42CD | 1.00 | 3.70 | 5.67 | 5.67 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.70 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3877D1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#728CC9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E45283
Achromatopsia (no color)
#858585
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #db42cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(219, 66, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.7% 0.238 331.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ea84dd',
500: '#db42cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #db42cd; $custom-light: #ea84dd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#db42cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 219,
"g": 66,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 305.49,
"s": 68,
"l": 55.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64731,
"c": 0.23841,
"h": 331.9
},
"luminance": 0.23364
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DB42CD
secondary
#9DDCA2
accent
#EB4D3D
background
#FEF8FD
surface
#FDF0FB
border
#D5CBD4
text
#170C15
muted
#857D83