#DB9EDE#DB9EDE
#DB9EDE is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.448; OKLCH L 77.8% C 0.111 H 325.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DB9EDE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(219, 158, 222) |
| HSL | hsl(297, 49%, 75%) |
| HSV | hsv(297, 29%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(1.4%, 28.8%, 0%, 12.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.75, 33.15, -23.50) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.75, 40.63, 324.67°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.82% 0.0909 -0.0636) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.82% 0.111 325) |
| XYZ | xyz(54.6237, 44.7894, 74.8609) |
| Luminance | 0.4479 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 0.86
Lavender Pink
#DD85D7
ΔE00 6.15
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 6.53
Mauve
#E0B0FF
ΔE00 6.63
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 6.88
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 7.62
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DB9EDE #A1DE9E
analogous
#BB9EDE #DB9EDE #DE9EC1
triadic
#DB9EDE #DEDB9E #9EDEDB
tetradic
#DB9EDE #DEBB9E #A1DE9E #9EC1DE
square
#DB9EDE #DEBB9E #A1DE9E #9EC1DE
split-complementary
#DB9EDE #C1DE9E #9EDEBB
monochromatic
#B943BF #CA70CE #DB9EDE #ECCCEE #F7E8F7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.11
#DB9EDE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.96
#DB9EDE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DB9EDE
9.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DB9EDE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DB9EDE | 1.00 | 2.11 | 9.96 | 9.96 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.11 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#99AEE1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A7B5DC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DEA4B5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #db9ede; /* rgb */ color: rgb(219, 158, 222); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.8% 0.111 325.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e7bbe8',
500: '#db9ede',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #db9ede; $custom-light: #e7bbe8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#db9ede",
"rgb": {
"r": 219,
"g": 158,
"b": 222
},
"hsl": {
"h": 297.188,
"s": 49.231,
"l": 74.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7782,
"c": 0.11099,
"h": 325
},
"luminance": 0.44788
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DB9EDE
secondary
#DEEEDD
accent
#BD2930
background
#FEFBFE
surface
#FCF6FC
border
#D5D0D5
text
#161216
muted
#848184