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#DBC6F5 Color

#DBC6F5 is rgb(219, 198, 245) in RGB, hsl(267, 70%, 87%) in HSL, and about cmyk(11%, 19%, 0%, 4%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Lavender (#DCD0FF), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.34. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DBC6F5
HEX#DBC6F5
RGBrgb(219, 198, 245)
HSLhsl(267, 70%, 87%)
HSVhsv(267, 19%, 96%)
CMYKcmyk(11%, 19%, 0%, 4%)
OKLCHoklch(85.9% 0.068 305.3)
LABlab(82.80% 14.13 -20.49)
LCHlch(82.80% 24.89 304.59)

What #DBC6F5 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 #DBC6F5, 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.

#DBC6F5 Channel Values

How #DBC6F5 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 198 · B 2458-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 267° · S 70% · L 87%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 267° · S 19% · V 96%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 11% · M 19% · Y 0% · K 4%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.57:1 vs white · 13.41:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DBC6F5 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 text1.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.41:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #DBC6F5

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DBC6F5; 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 #DBC6F5

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 #DBC6F5.

How #DBC6F5 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#DBC6F5
Protanopia#CACAF5
Protanomaly#D1C8F5
Deuteranopia#CDCDF5
Deuteranomaly#D3CAF5
Tritanopia#D5CDCD
Tritanomaly#D7CADE
Achromatopsia#CECECE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DBC6F5 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-dbc6f5: #DBC6F5;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DBC6F5;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dbc6f5': '#DBC6F5' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.859, green: 0.776, blue: 0.961)
Android XML<color name="color_dbc6f5">#DBC6F5</color>
SVG fillfill="#DBC6F5"

More Purple Colors

#DBC6F5 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DBC6F5 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DBC6F5?

#DBC6F5 is a lightest purple — rgb(219, 198, 245) in RGB and hsl(267, 70%, 87%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pale Lavender (#DCD0FF), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.34.

What is the RGB value of #DBC6F5?

#DBC6F5 is rgb(219, 198, 245) — red 219, green 198, and blue 245 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DBC6F5?

#DBC6F5 converts to approximately cmyk(11%, 19%, 0%, 4%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DBC6F5 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DBC6F5 scores 1.57:1 against white and 13.41:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DBC6F5 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DBC6F5 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 11.8, which is visibly different.

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