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#DBA7EC Color

#DBA7EC is rgb(219, 167, 236) in RGB, hsl(285, 64%, 79%) in HSL, and about cmyk(7%, 29%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Lavender Magenta (#DDA0DD), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.06. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DBA7EC
HEX#DBA7EC
RGBrgb(219, 167, 236)
HSLhsl(285, 64%, 79%)
HSVhsv(285, 29%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(7%, 29%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(79.9% 0.11 317.7)
LABlab(75.17% 28.54 -27.18)
LCHlch(75.17% 39.41 316.40)

What #DBA7EC 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 #DBA7EC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Lavender Magenta#DDA0DDΔE 6.06Mauve#E0B0FFΔE 6.21Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 6.77Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 6.89Light Grayish Magenta#CC99CCΔE 10.66Maximum Pink#F6A5F2ΔE 11.23

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

#DBA7EC Channel Values

How #DBA7EC 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 167 · B 2368-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 285° · S 64% · L 79%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 285° · S 29% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 7% · M 29% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.95:1 vs white · 10.75:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DBA7EC 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 text1.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DBA7EC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DBA7EC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DBA7EC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#DBA7EC
Complementary
#B8ECA7
Analogous
#B8A7EC
Analogous
#ECA7DB
Triadic
#ECDBA7
Triadic
#A7ECDB
Split comp.
#DBECA7
Split comp.
#A7ECB8

Tints & Shades of #DBA7EC

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

#E0B4EE
#E3BCF0
#E8C9F3
#EED5F6
#F3E2F9
#F6EAFA

Shades

#C879E2
#B64FD8
#9E2BC5
#792197
#541769
#320E3F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #DBA7EC.

How #DBA7EC 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#DBA7EC
Protanopia#B1B1EC
Protanomaly#C3ADEC
Deuteranopia#BABAEB
Deuteranomaly#C8B3EB
Tritanopia#D3B2B2
Tritanomaly#D6AECC
Achromatopsia#B9B9B9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DBA7EC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-dba7ec: #DBA7EC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DBA7EC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dba7ec': '#DBA7EC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.859, green: 0.655, blue: 0.925)
Android XML<color name="color_dba7ec">#DBA7EC</color>
SVG fillfill="#DBA7EC"

More Purple Colors

#DBA7EC sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#DBA7EC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DBA7EC?

#DBA7EC is a light purple — rgb(219, 167, 236) in RGB and hsl(285, 64%, 79%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Lavender Magenta (#DDA0DD), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.06.

What is the RGB value of #DBA7EC?

#DBA7EC is rgb(219, 167, 236) — red 219, green 167, and blue 236 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DBA7EC?

#DBA7EC converts to approximately cmyk(7%, 29%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DBA7EC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DBA7EC scores 1.95:1 against white and 10.75:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DBA7EC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DBA7EC 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 6.06, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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