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#DBA4F4 Color

#DBA4F4 is rgb(219, 164, 244) in RGB, hsl(281, 78%, 80%) in HSL, and about cmyk(10%, 33%, 0%, 4%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mauve (#E0B0FF), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.56. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DBA4F4
HEX#DBA4F4
RGBrgb(219, 164, 244)
HSLhsl(281, 78%, 80%)
HSVhsv(281, 33%, 96%)
CMYKcmyk(10%, 33%, 0%, 4%)
OKLCHoklch(79.7% 0.124 314.9)
LABlab(74.74% 31.28 -32.16)
LCHlch(74.74% 44.86 314.20)

What #DBA4F4 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #DBA4F4, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#DBA4F4 Channel Values

How #DBA4F4 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 219 · G 164 · B 2448-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 281° · S 78% · L 80%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 281° · S 33% · V 96%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 10% · M 33% · Y 0% · K 4%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.98:1 vs white · 10.63:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DBA4F4 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.98:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #DBA4F4

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DBA4F4; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #DBA4F4

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #DBA4F4.

How #DBA4F4 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#DBA4F4
Protanopia#AFAFF4
Protanomaly#C2ABF4
Deuteranopia#B9B9F3
Deuteranomaly#C7B1F3
Tritanopia#D1B1B1
Tritanomaly#D5ACCF
Achromatopsia#B8B8B8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DBA4F4 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-dba4f4: #DBA4F4;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DBA4F4;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dba4f4': '#DBA4F4' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.859, green: 0.643, blue: 0.957)
Android XML<color name="color_dba4f4">#DBA4F4</color>
SVG fillfill="#DBA4F4"

More Purple Colors

#DBA4F4 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DBA4F4 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DBA4F4?

#DBA4F4 is a lightest purple — rgb(219, 164, 244) in RGB and hsl(281, 78%, 80%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mauve (#E0B0FF), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.56.

What is the RGB value of #DBA4F4?

#DBA4F4 is rgb(219, 164, 244) — red 219, green 164, and blue 244 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DBA4F4?

#DBA4F4 converts to approximately cmyk(10%, 33%, 0%, 4%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DBA4F4 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DBA4F4 scores 1.98:1 against white and 10.63:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DBA4F4 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DBA4F4 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is plum (#DDA0DD) at a CIE76 distance of 10.48, which is visibly different.

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