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#DBAFEF Color

#DBAFEF is rgb(219, 175, 239) in RGB, hsl(281, 67%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(8%, 27%, 0%, 6%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Tropical Violet (#CDA4DE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.29. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DBAFEF
HEX#DBAFEF
RGBrgb(219, 175, 239)
HSLhsl(281, 67%, 81%)
HSVhsv(281, 27%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(8%, 27%, 0%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(81.5% 0.1 315.1)
LABlab(77.12% 24.90 -25.84)
LCHlch(77.12% 35.89 313.94)

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

Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 5.29Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 6.13Mauve#E0B0FFΔE 7.68Medium Lavender Magenta#DDA0DDΔE 7.98Light Grayish Magenta#CC99CCΔE 10.64Pastel Violet#CB99C9ΔE 11.69

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

#DBAFEF Channel Values

How #DBAFEF 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 175 · B 2398-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 281° · S 67% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 281° · S 27% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 8% · M 27% · Y 0% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.84:1 vs white · 11.39:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DBAFEF 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 text1.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #DBAFEF

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

Base
#DBAFEF
Complementary
#C3EFAE
Analogous
#BAAEEF
Analogous
#EFAEE3
Triadic
#EFDAAE
Triadic
#AEEFDA
Split comp.
#E3EFAE
Split comp.
#AEEFBA

Tints & Shades of #DBAFEF

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

#DEB7F1
#E4C3F3
#E8CCF5
#EED9F7
#F2E1F9
#F7EEFC

Shades

#C57FE6
#B050DC
#9828CC
#761F9E
#53166F
#300D40

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

How #DBAFEF 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#DBAFEF
Protanopia#B7B7EF
Protanomaly#C7B4EF
Deuteranopia#BFBFEE
Deuteranomaly#CBB9EE
Tritanopia#D3B9B9
Tritanomaly#D6B5D1
Achromatopsia#BFBFBF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DBAFEF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-dbafef: #DBAFEF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DBAFEF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dbafef': '#DBAFEF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.859, green: 0.686, blue: 0.937)
Android XML<color name="color_dbafef">#DBAFEF</color>
SVG fillfill="#DBAFEF"

More Purple Colors

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

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#DBAFEF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DBAFEF?

#DBAFEF is a lightest purple — rgb(219, 175, 239) in RGB and hsl(281, 67%, 81%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Tropical Violet (#CDA4DE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.29.

What is the RGB value of #DBAFEF?

#DBAFEF is rgb(219, 175, 239) — red 219, green 175, and blue 239 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DBAFEF?

#DBAFEF converts to approximately cmyk(8%, 27%, 0%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DBAFEF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DBAFEF scores 1.84:1 against white and 11.39:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DBAFEF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DBAFEF 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 7.98, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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