#DB42CE#DB42CE
#DB42CE is a light, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.234; OKLCH L 64.8% C 0.239 H 331.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DB42CE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(219, 66, 206) |
| HSL | hsl(305, 68%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(305, 70%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 69.9%, 5.9%, 14.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.50, 73.57, -41.31) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.50, 84.37, 330.69°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.78% 0.2104 -0.1136) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.78% 0.239 331.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.3022, 23.4161, 60.6723) |
| Luminance | 0.2341 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Pinkish Purple
#D648D7
ΔE00 1.90
Purpleish Pink
#DF4EC8
ΔE00 2.68
Fuchsia (survey)
#ED0DD9
ΔE00 3.33
Pinky Purple
#C94CBE
ΔE00 3.38
Pink Purple
#EF1DE7
ΔE00 4.12
Hot Magenta
#F504C9
ΔE00 4.37
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DB42CE #42DB4F
analogous
#9B42DB #DB42CE #DB4281
triadic
#DB42CE #CEDB42 #42CEDB
tetradic
#DB42CE #DB9B42 #42DB4F #4281DB
square
#DB42CE #DB9B42 #42DB4F #4281DB
split-complementary
#DB42CE #81DB42 #42DB9B
monochromatic
#891A7F #BC24AF #DB42CE #E575DB #EFA9E9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.70
#DB42CE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.68
#DB42CE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #DB42CE
5.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DB42CE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DB42CE | 1.00 | 3.70 | 5.68 | 5.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.70 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3777D2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#718DCA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E45383
Achromatopsia (no color)
#858585
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #db42ce; /* rgb */ color: rgb(219, 66, 206); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.8% 0.239 331.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ea84dd',
500: '#db42ce',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #db42ce; $custom-light: #ea84dd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#db42ce",
"rgb": {
"r": 219,
"g": 66,
"b": 206
},
"hsl": {
"h": 305.098,
"s": 68,
"l": 55.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64783,
"c": 0.23913,
"h": 331.6
},
"luminance": 0.23413
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DB42CE
secondary
#9DDCA2
accent
#EB4C3D
background
#FEF8FD
surface
#FDF0FB
border
#D5CBD4
text
#170C15
muted
#857D83