#DB9DFF#DB9DFF
#DB9DFF is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.464; OKLCH L 79.0% C 0.149 H 312.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DB9DFF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(219, 157, 255) |
| HSL | hsl(278, 100%, 81%) |
| HSV | hsv(278, 38%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(14.1%, 38.4%, 0%, 0%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.80, 40.21, -39.85) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.80, 56.61, 315.26°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.03% 0.1003 -0.11) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.03% 0.149 312.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(59.3173, 46.3951, 100.4187) |
| Luminance | 0.4639 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 3.08
Lilac (survey)
#CEA2FD
ΔE00 3.08
Pastel Purple
#CAA0FF
ΔE00 3.73
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 4.26
Mauve
#E0B0FF
ΔE00 4.86
Liliac
#C48EFD
ΔE00 5.48
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DB9DFF #C1FF9D
analogous
#AA9DFF #DB9DFF #FF9DF2
triadic
#DB9DFF #FFDB9D #9DFFDB
tetradic
#DB9DFF #FFAA9D #C1FF9D #9DF2FF
square
#DB9DFF #FFAA9D #C1FF9D #9DF2FF
split-complementary
#DB9DFF #F2FF9D #9DFFAA
monochromatic
#AE23FF #C560FF #DB9DFF #F1DAFF #F4E0FF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.04
#DB9DFF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.28
#DB9DFF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DB9DFF
10.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DB9DFF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DB9DFF | 1.00 | 2.04 | 10.28 | 10.28 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.04 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8BB2FF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9AB7FC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D8ABC2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B5B5B5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #db9dff; /* rgb */ color: rgb(219, 157, 255); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.0% 0.149 312.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e7bbff',
500: '#db9dff',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #db9dff; $custom-light: #e7bbff; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#db9dff",
"rgb": {
"r": 219,
"g": 157,
"b": 255
},
"hsl": {
"h": 277.959,
"s": 100,
"l": 80.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79033,
"c": 0.14891,
"h": 312.4
},
"luminance": 0.46394
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DB9DFF
secondary
#E1F7D4
accent
#E60054
background
#FEFBFF
surface
#FDF6FF
border
#D5D0D7
text
#161218
muted
#848186