#DB99FF#DB99FF
#DB99FF is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.451; OKLCH L 78.4% C 0.156 H 312.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DB99FF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(219, 153, 255) |
| HSL | hsl(279, 100%, 80%) |
| HSV | hsv(279, 40%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(14.1%, 40%, 0%, 0%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.93, 42.35, -41.20) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.93, 59.08, 315.79°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.38% 0.1059 -0.1139) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.38% 0.156 312.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(58.6516, 45.0637, 100.1968) |
| Luminance | 0.4506 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 3.29
Lilac (survey)
#CEA2FD
ΔE00 3.70
Pastel Purple
#CAA0FF
ΔE00 4.14
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 4.75
Liliac
#C48EFD
ΔE00 4.95
Mauve
#E0B0FF
ΔE00 5.81
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DB99FF #BDFF99
analogous
#A899FF #DB99FF #FF99F0
triadic
#DB99FF #FFDB99 #99FFDB
tetradic
#DB99FF #FFA899 #BDFF99 #99F0FF
square
#DB99FF #FFA899 #BDFF99 #99F0FF
split-complementary
#DB99FF #F0FF99 #99FFA8
monochromatic
#B01FFF #C55CFF #DB99FF #F1D6FF #F4E0FF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.10
#DB99FF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.01
#DB99FF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DB99FF
10.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DB99FF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DB99FF | 1.00 | 2.10 | 10.01 | 10.01 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.10 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#86AFFF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#96B5FC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D8A7C0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B3B3B3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #db99ff; /* rgb */ color: rgb(219, 153, 255); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.4% 0.156 312.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e7b8ff',
500: '#db99ff',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #db99ff; $custom-light: #e7b8ff; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#db99ff",
"rgb": {
"r": 219,
"g": 153,
"b": 255
},
"hsl": {
"h": 278.824,
"s": 100,
"l": 80
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78379,
"c": 0.15555,
"h": 312.9
},
"luminance": 0.45063
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DB99FF
secondary
#E0F7D4
accent
#E60051
background
#FEFBFF
surface
#FDF6FF
border
#D5D0D7
text
#161118
muted
#848086