#DB55DD#DB55DD

#DB55DD is a light, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.268; OKLCH L 67.4% C 0.227 H 327.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#DB55DD
RGB	rgb(219, 85, 221)
HSL	hsl(299, 67%, 60%)
HSV	hsv(299, 62%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(0.9%, 61.5%, 0%, 13.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(58.77, 68.88, -44.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(58.77, 82.09, 327.05°)
OKLab	oklab(67.39% 0.1911 -0.1234)
OKLCH	oklch(67.39% 0.227 327.1)
XYZ	xyz(45.5123, 26.7804, 71.1646)
Luminance	0.2678 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#DB55DD #57DD55

analogous

#9755DD #DB55DD #DD559B

triadic

#DB55DD #DDDB55 #55DDDB

tetradic

#DB55DD #DD9755 #57DD55 #559BDD

square

#DB55DD #DD9755 #57DD55 #559BDD

split-complementary

#DB55DD #9BDD55 #55DD97

monochromatic

#971F99 #CA29CC #DB55DD #E688E7 #F1BBF1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.30

#DB55DD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.36

#DB55DD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #DB55DD

6.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##DB55DD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##DB55DD	1.00	3.30	6.36	6.36
#FFFFFF	3.30	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.36	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.36	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4382E1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7493D9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#E16792

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8D8D8D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #db55dd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(219, 85, 221);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(67.4% 0.227 327.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e98de8',
    500: '#db55dd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #db55dd;
$custom-light: #e98de8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#db55dd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 219,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 221
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 299.118,
    "s": 66.667,
    "l": 60
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.67389,
    "c": 0.22745,
    "h": 327.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.26778
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#DB55DD

secondary

#ADE1AD

accent

#EA3E41

background

#FEF9FE

surface

#FDF1FC

border

#D5CBD5

text

#170D16

muted

#857E84

Preview Lab

Preview with #DB55DD

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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