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#DBCBF6 Color

#DBCBF6 is rgb(219, 203, 246) in RGB, hsl(262, 70%, 88%) in HSL, and about cmyk(11%, 17%, 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 2.97. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DBCBF6
HEX#DBCBF6
RGBrgb(219, 203, 246)
HSLhsl(262, 70%, 88%)
HSVhsv(262, 17%, 96%)
CMYKcmyk(11%, 17%, 0%, 4%)
OKLCHoklch(86.9% 0.061 302.1)
LABlab(84.05% 11.78 -19.15)
LCHlch(84.05% 22.48 301.59)

What #DBCBF6 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 #DBCBF6, 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.

#DBCBF6 Channel Values

How #DBCBF6 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 203 · B 2468-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 262° · S 70% · L 88%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 262° · S 17% · V 96%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 11% · M 17% · Y 0% · K 4%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.51:1 vs white · 13.89:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DBCBF6 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 text1.51:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.89:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DBCBF6 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DBCBF6

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DBCBF6; 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
Analogous
Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #DBCBF6

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 #DBCBF6.

How #DBCBF6 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#DBCBF6
Protanopia#CECEF6
Protanomaly#D3CDF6
Deuteranopia#D0D0F6
Deuteranomaly#D5CEF6
Tritanopia#D5D1D1
Tritanomaly#D8CFE1
Achromatopsia#D2D2D2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DBCBF6 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-dbcbf6: #DBCBF6;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DBCBF6;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dbcbf6': '#DBCBF6' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.859, green: 0.796, blue: 0.965)
Android XML<color name="color_dbcbf6">#DBCBF6</color>
SVG fillfill="#DBCBF6"

More Purple Colors

#DBCBF6 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DBCBF6 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DBCBF6?

#DBCBF6 is a lightest purple — rgb(219, 203, 246) in RGB and hsl(262, 70%, 88%) 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 2.97.

What is the RGB value of #DBCBF6?

#DBCBF6 is rgb(219, 203, 246) — red 219, green 203, and blue 246 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DBCBF6?

#DBCBF6 converts to approximately cmyk(11%, 17%, 0%, 4%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DBCBF6 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DBCBF6 scores 1.51:1 against white and 13.89:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DBCBF6 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DBCBF6 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 10.79, which is visibly different.

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