#DB8DDD#DB8DDD
#DB8DDD is a light, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.393; OKLCH L 75.0% C 0.140 H 326.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DB8DDD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(219, 141, 221) |
| HSL | hsl(299, 54%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(299, 36%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0.9%, 36.2%, 0%, 13.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.99, 42.04, -28.71) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.99, 50.91, 325.67°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.96% 0.1159 -0.0782) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.96% 0.14 326) |
| XYZ | xyz(51.7883, 39.3324, 73.2565) |
| Luminance | 0.3933 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Lavender Pink
#DD85D7
ΔE00 2.06
Violet (CSS)
#EE82EE
ΔE00 4.54
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 5.10
Purply Pink
#F075E6
ΔE00 5.99
Orchid
#DA70D6
ΔE00 6.49
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 6.87
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DB8DDD #8FDD8D
analogous
#B38DDD #DB8DDD #DD8DB7
triadic
#DB8DDD #DDDB8D #8DDDDB
tetradic
#DB8DDD #DDB38D #8FDD8D #8DB7DD
square
#DB8DDD #DDB38D #8FDD8D #8DB7DD
split-complementary
#DB8DDD #B7DD8D #8DDDB3
monochromatic
#B537B9 #CC5ECF #DB8DDD #EABCEB #F8E7F8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.37
#DB8DDD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.87
#DB8DDD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DB8DDD
8.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DB8DDD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DB8DDD | 1.00 | 2.37 | 8.87 | 8.87 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#86A2E0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9AACDA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DF95AB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #db8ddd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(219, 141, 221); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.0% 0.140 326.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e7b0e7',
500: '#db8ddd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #db8ddd; $custom-light: #e7b0e7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#db8ddd",
"rgb": {
"r": 219,
"g": 141,
"b": 221
},
"hsl": {
"h": 298.5,
"s": 54.054,
"l": 70.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74957,
"c": 0.1398,
"h": 326
},
"luminance": 0.3933
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DB8DDD
secondary
#D9EED8
accent
#C22428
background
#FEFAFE
surface
#FDF5FC
border
#D5CFD5
text
#161016
muted
#847F84