#DB9CD3#DB9CD3
#DB9CD3 is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.435; OKLCH L 77.1% C 0.104 H 331.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DB9CD3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(219, 156, 211) |
| HSL | hsl(308, 47%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(308, 29%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 28.8%, 3.7%, 14.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.92, 32.21, -18.72) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.92, 37.25, 329.83°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.06% 0.0908 -0.0503) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.06% 0.104 331) |
| XYZ | xyz(52.8589, 43.5421, 67.2355) |
| Luminance | 0.4354 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 2.01
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 5.47
Lavender Pink
#DD85D7
ΔE00 6.48
Bubblegum Pink
#FE83CC
ΔE00 8.58
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 8.69
Mauve
#E0B0FF
ΔE00 8.82
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DB9CD3 #9CDBA4
analogous
#C39CDB #DB9CD3 #DB9CB3
triadic
#DB9CD3 #D3DB9C #9CD3DB
tetradic
#DB9CD3 #DBC39C #9CDBA4 #9CB3DB
square
#DB9CD3 #DBC39C #9CDBA4 #9CB3DB
split-complementary
#DB9CD3 #B3DB9C #9CDBC3
monochromatic
#B943AA #CB6FBF #DB9CD3 #EBC9E7 #F7E9F5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.16
#DB9CD3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.71
#DB9CD3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DB9CD3
9.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DB9CD3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DB9CD3 | 1.00 | 2.16 | 9.71 | 9.71 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.16 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9AABD5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A9B3D1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E0A0AF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #db9cd3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(219, 156, 211); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.1% 0.104 331.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e7bae0',
500: '#db9cd3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #db9cd3; $custom-light: #e7bae0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#db9cd3",
"rgb": {
"r": 219,
"g": 156,
"b": 211
},
"hsl": {
"h": 307.619,
"s": 46.667,
"l": 73.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77061,
"c": 0.10378,
"h": 331
},
"luminance": 0.4354
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DB9CD3
secondary
#DDEEDF
accent
#BA3E2C
background
#FEFBFD
surface
#FCF6FB
border
#D5D0D4
text
#161115
muted
#848083