#DB9CDC#DB9CDC

#DB9CDC is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.440; OKLCH L 77.4% C 0.113 H 326.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#DB9CDC
RGB	rgb(219, 156, 220)
HSL	hsl(299, 48%, 74%)
HSV	hsv(299, 29%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(0.5%, 29.1%, 0%, 13.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(72.23, 33.85, -23.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(72.23, 41.04, 325.58°)
OKLab	oklab(77.4% 0.0934 -0.0628)
OKLCH	oklch(77.4% 0.113 326.1)
XYZ	xyz(54.0189, 44.0061, 73.3448)
Luminance	0.4400 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#DB9CDC #9DDC9C

analogous

#BB9CDC #DB9CDC #DC9CBD

triadic

#DB9CDC #DCDB9C #9CDCDB

tetradic

#DB9CDC #DCBB9C #9DDC9C #9CBDDC

square

#DB9CDC #DCBB9C #9DDC9C #9CBDDC

split-complementary

#DB9CDC #BDDC9C #9CDCBB

monochromatic

#B942BB #CB6FCC #DB9CDC #EBC9EC #F7E8F7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.14

#DB9CDC on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.80

#DB9CDC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #DB9CDC

9.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##DB9CDC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##DB9CDC	1.00	2.14	9.80	9.80
#FFFFFF	2.14	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	9.80	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	9.80	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#97ACDE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#A6B4DA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#DFA2B3

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B1B1B1

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #db9cdc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(219, 156, 220);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(77.4% 0.113 326.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e7bae7',
    500: '#db9cdc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #db9cdc;
$custom-light: #e7bae7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#db9cdc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 219,
    "g": 156,
    "b": 220
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 299.063,
    "s": 47.761,
    "l": 73.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.77401,
    "c": 0.1125,
    "h": 326.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.44004
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#DB9CDC

secondary

#DDEEDD

accent

#BB2A2D

background

#FEFBFE

surface

#FCF6FC

border

#D5D0D5

text

#161116

muted

#848084

Preview Lab

Preview with #DB9CDC

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

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