What color is #DB8BCE?

#DB8BCE is a light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Love Dust. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DB8BCE?

The RGB value is 219, 139, 206: 219 red, 139 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DB8BCE?

The complementary color is #8BDB98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DB8BCE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.6:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DB8BCE color

#DB8BCE rgb(219, 139, 206)

Shades of purple

The hex color #DB8BCE is a light, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 54.5% green and 80.8% blue (219, 139, 206).

Its hue angle is 310°, with 53% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 6% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Love Dust (#EB94DA), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.6:1).

#DB8BCE color codes

HEX	`#DB8BCE`
RGB	`rgb(219, 139, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 54.5%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(310, 53%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(310, 37%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 6%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.01, 40.4, -21.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.01, 45.96, 331.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.586, 37.984, 63.1)`
Decimal	`14388174`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DB8BCE, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #DB8BCE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DB8BCE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #DB8BCE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #db8bce; }
.text { color: #db8bce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #db8bce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 139 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #db8bce, #db8ba6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Orchid.

Questions

What color is #DB8BCE?: #DB8BCE is a light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Love Dust. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DB8BCE?: The RGB value is 219, 139, 206: 219 red, 139 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DB8BCE?: The complementary color is #8BDB98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DB8BCE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.6:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.