#DB9FDB#DB9FDB
#DB9FDB is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.450; OKLCH L 77.9% C 0.106 H 326.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DB9FDB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(219, 159, 219) |
| HSL | hsl(300, 45%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(300, 27%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 27.4%, 0%, 14.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.87, 32.05, -21.67) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.87, 38.69, 325.94°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.88% 0.0886 -0.0585) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.88% 0.106 326.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(54.3965, 44.9726, 72.8192) |
| Luminance | 0.4497 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 0.43
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 5.89
Lavender Pink
#DD85D7
ΔE00 6.57
Mauve
#E0B0FF
ΔE00 7.12
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 7.51
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 8.01
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DB9FDB #9FDB9F
analogous
#BD9FDB #DB9FDB #DB9FBD
triadic
#DB9FDB #DBDB9F #9FDBDB
tetradic
#DB9FDB #DBBD9F #9FDB9F #9FBDDB
square
#DB9FDB #DBBD9F #9FDB9F #9FBDDB
split-complementary
#DB9FDB #BDDB9F #9FDBBD
monochromatic
#BA46BA #CA72CA #DB9FDB #ECCCEC #F7E9F7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.10
#DB9FDB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.99
#DB9FDB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DB9FDB
9.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DB9FDB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DB9FDB | 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)
#9BAEDD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A9B6D9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DFA4B4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B3B3B3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #db9fdb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(219, 159, 219); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.9% 0.106 326.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e7bce6',
500: '#db9fdb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #db9fdb; $custom-light: #e7bce6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#db9fdb",
"rgb": {
"r": 219,
"g": 159,
"b": 219
},
"hsl": {
"h": 300,
"s": 45.455,
"l": 74.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77878,
"c": 0.10617,
"h": 326.5
},
"luminance": 0.44971
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DB9FDB
secondary
#DDEEDD
accent
#B92D2D
background
#FEFBFE
surface
#FCF6FC
border
#D5D0D5
text
#161216
muted
#848184