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#DBBBFC Color

#DBBBFC is rgb(219, 187, 252) in RGB, hsl(270, 92%, 86%) in HSL, and about cmyk(13%, 26%, 0%, 1%) 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 9.17. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DBBBFC
HEX#DBBBFC
RGBrgb(219, 187, 252)
HSLhsl(270, 92%, 86%)
HSVhsv(270, 26%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(13%, 26%, 0%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(84.1% 0.095 306.9)
LABlab(80.34% 20.78 -27.91)
LCHlch(80.34% 34.80 306.67)

What #DBBBFC 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 #DBBBFC, 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.

#DBBBFC Channel Values

How #DBBBFC 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 187 · B 2528-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 270° · S 92% · L 86%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 270° · S 26% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 13% · M 26% · Y 0% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.68:1 vs white · 12.53:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DBBBFC 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 text1.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.53:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #DBBBFC

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

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Complementary
Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #DBBBFC

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 #DBBBFC.

How #DBBBFC 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#DBBBFC
Protanopia#C1C1FC
Protanomaly#CCBFFC
Deuteranopia#C6C6FB
Deuteranomaly#CFC2FC
Tritanopia#D2C5C5
Tritanomaly#D6C1DD
Achromatopsia#C8C8C8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DBBBFC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-dbbbfc: #DBBBFC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DBBBFC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dbbbfc': '#DBBBFC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.859, green: 0.733, blue: 0.988)
Android XML<color name="color_dbbbfc">#DBBBFC</color>
SVG fillfill="#DBBBFC"

More Purple Colors

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

#DBBBFC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DBBBFC?

#DBBBFC is a lightest purple — rgb(219, 187, 252) in RGB and hsl(270, 92%, 86%) 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 9.17.

What is the RGB value of #DBBBFC?

#DBBBFC is rgb(219, 187, 252) — red 219, green 187, and blue 252 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DBBBFC?

#DBBBFC converts to approximately cmyk(13%, 26%, 0%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DBBBFC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DBBBFC scores 1.68:1 against white and 12.53:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DBBBFC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DBBBFC 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 13.56, which is visibly different.

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