#DB9CED#DB9CED
#DB9CED is a light, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.450; OKLCH L 78.1% C 0.130 H 318.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DB9CED |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(219, 156, 237) |
| HSL | hsl(287, 69%, 77%) |
| HSV | hsv(287, 34%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(7.6%, 34.2%, 0%, 7.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.86, 37.11, -31.53) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.86, 48.69, 319.64°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.09% 0.0978 -0.0863) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.09% 0.13 318.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(56.3859, 44.9529, 85.8108) |
| Luminance | 0.4495 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 4.30
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 4.69
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 4.82
Mauve
#E0B0FF
ΔE00 5.04
Lilac (survey)
#CEA2FD
ΔE00 5.13
Pastel Purple
#CAA0FF
ΔE00 6.05
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DB9CED #AEED9C
analogous
#B39CED #DB9CED #ED9CD6
triadic
#DB9CED #EDDB9C #9CEDDB
tetradic
#DB9CED #EDB39C #AEED9C #9CD6ED
square
#DB9CED #EDB39C #AEED9C #9CD6ED
split-complementary
#DB9CED #D6ED9C #9CEDB3
monochromatic
#B534DA #C868E4 #DB9CED #EED0F6 #F6E5FA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.10
#DB9CED on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.99
#DB9CED on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DB9CED
9.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DB9CED | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DB9CED | 1.00 | 2.10 | 9.99 | 9.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.10 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#91AFF0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A0B5EA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DCA6BA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B3B3B3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #db9ced; /* rgb */ color: rgb(219, 156, 237); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.1% 0.130 318.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e7baf3',
500: '#db9ced',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #db9ced; $custom-light: #e7baf3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#db9ced",
"rgb": {
"r": 219,
"g": 156,
"b": 237
},
"hsl": {
"h": 286.667,
"s": 69.231,
"l": 77.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78085,
"c": 0.1304,
"h": 318.6
},
"luminance": 0.44951
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DB9CED
secondary
#DFF2D9
accent
#D1143E
background
#FEFBFE
surface
#FCF6FD
border
#D5D0D5
text
#161117
muted
#848085