#DBA0F8

A very light, vivid purple closely aligning with Plum.

About #DBA0F8

When working with digital screens, the color #DBA0F8 is rendered by mixing light. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Plum. In the RGB color space, it consists of 219 red, 160 green, and 248 blue.

For print applications, it's crucial to understand its CMYK makeup. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 12% cyan and 35% magenta inks. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. 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#DBA0F8
RGB219, 160, 248
HSL280.2°, 86.3%, 80.0%
CMYK12%, 35%, 0%, 3%
HSV280.2°, 35.5%, 97.3%
LAB74.2, 37.2, -35.5
XYZ58.7, 47.0, 94.8
Decimal14393592

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.02:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
10.40:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.93:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
8.84:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #DBA0F8; }
.text-color { color: #DBA0F8; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #DBA0F8; }

Similar Colors

Plum
#DDA0DD