#DB99FF

A very light, vivid purple closely aligning with Violet.

About #DB99FF

The hex code #DB99FF represents a beautifully specific shade of purple. Designers often compare it to the standard color Violet. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 219, 153, and 255.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 14% cyan and 40% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 278.8° hue, 100.0% saturation, and 80.0% lightness.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#DB99FF
RGB219, 153, 255
HSL278.8°, 100.0%, 80.0%
CMYK14%, 40%, 0%, 0%
HSV278.8°, 40.0%, 100.0%
LAB72.9, 42.4, -41.2
XYZ58.7, 45.1, 100.2
Decimal14391807

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.10:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
10.01:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.00:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
8.51:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #DB99FF; }
.text-color { color: #DB99FF; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #DB99FF; }

Similar Colors

Violet
#EE82EE