#DB8AB6

A light, moderate magenta closely aligning with Plum.

About #DB8AB6

At its core, #DB8AB6 is a light and moderate hue. Its closest recognized web color is Plum. In the RGB color space, it consists of 219 red, 138 green, and 182 blue.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 37% magenta inks. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. To prevent eye strain, #000000 text pairs best with this hex code. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#DB8AB6
RGB219, 138, 182
HSL327.4°, 52.9%, 70.0%
CMYK0%, 37%, 17%, 14%
HSV327.4°, 37.0%, 85.9%
LAB67.0, 37.0, -10.0
XYZ46.7, 36.6, 48.9
Decimal14387894

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.52:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
8.32:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.41:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
7.08:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #DB8AB6; }
.text-color { color: #DB8AB6; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #DB8AB6; }

Similar Colors

Plum
#DDA0DD