#DB99DB#DB99DB
#DB99DB is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.430; OKLCH L 76.9% C 0.117 H 326.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DB99DB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(219, 153, 219) |
| HSL | hsl(300, 48%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(300, 30%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 30.1%, 0%, 14.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.53, 35.28, -23.72) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.53, 42.51, 326.08°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.85% 0.0976 -0.0642) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.85% 0.117 326.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(53.3896, 42.9589, 72.4836) |
| Luminance | 0.4296 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 1.80
Lavender Pink
#DD85D7
ΔE00 4.92
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 7.05
Violet (CSS)
#EE82EE
ΔE00 7.29
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 7.35
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 7.49
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DB99DB #99DB99
analogous
#BA99DB #DB99DB #DB99BA
triadic
#DB99DB #DBDB99 #99DBDB
tetradic
#DB99DB #DBBA99 #99DB99 #99BADB
square
#DB99DB #DBBA99 #99DB99 #99BADB
split-complementary
#DB99DB #BADB99 #99DBBA
monochromatic
#B841B8 #CB6CCB #DB99DB #EBC6EB #F7E8F7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.19
#DB99DB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.59
#DB99DB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DB99DB
9.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DB99DB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DB99DB | 1.00 | 2.19 | 9.59 | 9.59 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#94AADE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A4B2D9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DF9FB1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #db99db; /* rgb */ color: rgb(219, 153, 219); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.9% 0.117 326.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e7b8e6',
500: '#db99db',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #db99db; $custom-light: #e7b8e6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#db99db",
"rgb": {
"r": 219,
"g": 153,
"b": 219
},
"hsl": {
"h": 300,
"s": 47.826,
"l": 72.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76852,
"c": 0.11681,
"h": 326.6
},
"luminance": 0.42957
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DB99DB
secondary
#DDEEDD
accent
#BB2A2A
background
#FEFBFE
surface
#FCF6FC
border
#D5D0D5
text
#161116
muted
#848084