What color is #DB9FCF?

#DB9FCF is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Girl Power. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DB9FCF?

The RGB value is 219, 159, 207: 219 red, 159 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DB9FCF?

The complementary color is #9FDBAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DB9FCF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.87:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DB9FCF color

#DB9FCF rgb(219, 159, 207)

Shades of purple

The hex color #DB9FCF is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 62.4% green and 81.2% blue (219, 159, 207).

Its hue angle is 312°, with 45% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 5% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Girl Power (#D39BCB), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.87:1).

#DB9FCF color codes

HEX	`#DB9FCF`
RGB	`rgb(219, 159, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 62.4%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(312, 45%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(312, 27%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 5%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.47, 29.88, -15.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.47, 33.75, 332.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.873, 44.363, 64.797)`
Decimal	`14393295`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DB9FCF, 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 #DB9FCF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DB9FCF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.87:1	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 #DB9FCF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #db9fcf; }
.text { color: #db9fcf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #db9fcf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 159 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #db9fcf, #db9fb1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #DB9FCF?: #DB9FCF is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Girl Power. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DB9FCF?: The RGB value is 219, 159, 207: 219 red, 159 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DB9FCF?: The complementary color is #9FDBAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DB9FCF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.87:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.