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#DBA5EE Color

#DBA5EE is rgb(219, 165, 238) in RGB, hsl(284, 68%, 79%) in HSL, and about cmyk(8%, 31%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mauve (#E0B0FF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.28. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DBA5EE
HEX#DBA5EE
RGBrgb(219, 165, 238)
HSLhsl(284, 68%, 79%)
HSVhsv(284, 31%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(8%, 31%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(79.7% 0.116 317.1)
LABlab(74.77% 29.86 -28.86)
LCHlch(74.77% 41.53 315.97)

What #DBA5EE 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 #DBA5EE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Mauve#E0B0FFΔE 5.28Medium Lavender Magenta#DDA0DDΔE 7.26Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 8.3Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 8.74Rich Brilliant Lavender#F1A7FEΔE 9.77Maximum Pink#F6A5F2ΔE 10.39

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

#DBA5EE Channel Values

How #DBA5EE 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 165 · B 2388-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 284° · S 68% · L 79%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 284° · S 31% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 8% · M 31% · Y 0% · K 7%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 #DBA5EE 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

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DBA5EE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DBA5EE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DBA5EE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#DBA5EE
Complementary
#B8EEA5
Analogous
#B6A5EE
Analogous
#EEA5DD
Triadic
#EEDAA5
Triadic
#A5EEDA
Split comp.
#DDEEA5
Split comp.
#A5EEB6

Tints & Shades of #DBA5EE

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

#E0B2F0
#E3BAF2
#E8C7F4
#EED4F7
#F3E1F9
#F6EAFB

Shades

#C776E5
#B64BDD
#9E26C9
#791D9A
#54146B
#320C40

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #DBA5EE.

How #DBA5EE 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#DBA5EE
Protanopia#B0B0EE
Protanomaly#C3ACEE
Deuteranopia#B9B9ED
Deuteranomaly#C8B1ED
Tritanopia#D2B0B0
Tritanomaly#D6ACCC
Achromatopsia#B8B8B8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DBA5EE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-dba5ee: #DBA5EE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DBA5EE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dba5ee': '#DBA5EE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.859, green: 0.647, blue: 0.933)
Android XML<color name="color_dba5ee">#DBA5EE</color>
SVG fillfill="#DBA5EE"

More Purple Colors

#DBA5EE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#DBA5EE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DBA5EE?

#DBA5EE is a light purple — rgb(219, 165, 238) in RGB and hsl(284, 68%, 79%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mauve (#E0B0FF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.28.

What is the RGB value of #DBA5EE?

#DBA5EE is rgb(219, 165, 238) — red 219, green 165, and blue 238 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DBA5EE?

#DBA5EE converts to approximately cmyk(8%, 31%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DBA5EE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DBA5EE 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 #DBA5EE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DBA5EE 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 7.26, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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