#DE9BEB#DE9BEB
#DE9BEB is a light, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.450; OKLCH L 78.1% C 0.132 H 320.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DE9BEB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(222, 155, 235) |
| HSL | hsl(290, 67%, 76%) |
| HSV | hsv(290, 34%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(5.5%, 34%, 0%, 7.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.87, 38.17, -30.39) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.87, 48.80, 321.47°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.14% 0.1022 -0.083) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.14% 0.132 320.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(56.8391, 44.9721, 84.2675) |
| Luminance | 0.4497 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 3.81
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 5.54
Mauve
#E0B0FF
ΔE00 5.56
Lavender Pink
#DD85D7
ΔE00 5.64
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 5.67
Lilac (survey)
#CEA2FD
ΔE00 6.00
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DE9BEB #A8EB9B
analogous
#B69BEB #DE9BEB #EB9BD0
triadic
#DE9BEB #EBDE9B #9BEBDE
tetradic
#DE9BEB #EBB69B #A8EB9B #9BD0EB
square
#DE9BEB #EBB69B #A8EB9B #9BD0EB
split-complementary
#DE9BEB #D0EB9B #9BEBB6
monochromatic
#BC35D7 #CD68E1 #DE9BEB #EFCEF5 #F7E5FA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.10
#DE9BEB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.99
#DE9BEB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DE9BEB
9.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DE9BEB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DE9BEB | 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)
#92AEEE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A2B5E8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E0A4B9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B3B3B3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #de9beb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(222, 155, 235); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.1% 0.132 320.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e9b9f1',
500: '#de9beb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #de9beb; $custom-light: #e9b9f1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#de9beb",
"rgb": {
"r": 222,
"g": 155,
"b": 235
},
"hsl": {
"h": 290.25,
"s": 66.667,
"l": 76.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78139,
"c": 0.13163,
"h": 320.9
},
"luminance": 0.4497
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DE9BEB
secondary
#DDF1DA
accent
#CF1735
background
#FEFBFE
surface
#FDF6FD
border
#D5D0D5
text
#161116
muted
#848084