#DC8BE9#DC8BE9
#DC8BE9 is a light, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.396; OKLCH L 75.3% C 0.156 H 321.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DC8BE9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(220, 139, 233) |
| HSL | hsl(292, 68%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(292, 40%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(5.6%, 40.3%, 0%, 8.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.16, 45.65, -35.06) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.16, 57.56, 322.48°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.27% 0.1226 -0.0962) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.27% 0.156 321.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(53.4541, 39.5660, 81.8963) |
| Luminance | 0.3956 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Violet (CSS)
#EE82EE
ΔE00 3.43
Lavender Pink
#DD85D7
ΔE00 3.55
Purply Pink
#F075E6
ΔE00 5.37
Orchid
#DA70D6
ΔE00 6.25
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 6.44
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 6.81
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DC8BE9 #98E98B
analogous
#AD8BE9 #DC8BE9 #E98BC7
triadic
#DC8BE9 #E9DC8B #8BE9DC
tetradic
#DC8BE9 #E9AD8B #98E98B #8BC7E9
square
#DC8BE9 #E9AD8B #98E98B #8BC7E9
split-complementary
#DC8BE9 #C7E98B #8BE9AD
monochromatic
#BA28D2 #CC58DF #DC8BE9 #ECBEF3 #F7E5FA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.36
#DC8BE9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.91
#DC8BE9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DC8BE9
8.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DC8BE9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DC8BE9 | 1.00 | 2.36 | 8.91 | 8.91 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.36 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7FA3EC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#95ACE6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DE96AF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dc8be9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(220, 139, 233); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.3% 0.156 321.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e8aef0',
500: '#dc8be9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dc8be9; $custom-light: #e8aef0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dc8be9",
"rgb": {
"r": 220,
"g": 139,
"b": 233
},
"hsl": {
"h": 291.702,
"s": 68.116,
"l": 72.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75265,
"c": 0.15582,
"h": 321.9
},
"luminance": 0.39564
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DC8BE9
secondary
#DDF2D9
accent
#D0152F
background
#FEFAFE
surface
#FDF5FD
border
#D5CFD5
text
#161016
muted
#847F84