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#DBC0ED Color

#DBC0ED is rgb(219, 192, 237) in RGB, hsl(276, 56%, 84%) in HSL, and about cmyk(8%, 19%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Lavender (#DCD0FF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.25. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DBC0ED
HEX#DBC0ED
RGBrgb(219, 192, 237)
HSLhsl(276, 56%, 84%)
HSVhsv(276, 19%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(8%, 19%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(84.5% 0.068 311.8)
LABlab(81.12% 15.96 -18.75)
LCHlch(81.12% 24.62 310.39)

What #DBC0ED 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 #DBC0ED, 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.

#DBC0ED Channel Values

How #DBC0ED 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 192 · B 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 276° · S 56% · L 84%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 276° · S 19% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 8% · M 19% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.64:1 vs white · 12.77:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DBC0ED 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 text1.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.77:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #DBC0ED

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DBC0ED; 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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Tints & Shades of #DBC0ED

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.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #DBC0ED.

How #DBC0ED 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#DBC0ED
Protanopia#C5C5ED
Protanomaly#CEC3ED
Deuteranopia#C9C9EC
Deuteranomaly#D1C6ED
Tritanopia#D5C6C6
Tritanomaly#D8C4D7
Achromatopsia#CACACA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DBC0ED in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-dbc0ed: #DBC0ED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DBC0ED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dbc0ed': '#DBC0ED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.859, green: 0.753, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_dbc0ed">#DBC0ED</color>
SVG fillfill="#DBC0ED"

More Purple Colors

#DBC0ED sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DBC0ED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DBC0ED?

#DBC0ED is a lightest purple — rgb(219, 192, 237) in RGB and hsl(276, 56%, 84%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pale Lavender (#DCD0FF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.25.

What is the RGB value of #DBC0ED?

#DBC0ED is rgb(219, 192, 237) — red 219, green 192, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DBC0ED?

#DBC0ED converts to approximately cmyk(8%, 19%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DBC0ED be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DBC0ED scores 1.64:1 against white and 12.77:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DBC0ED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DBC0ED 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 thistle (#D8BFD8) at a CIE76 distance of 10.3, which is visibly different.

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