#DBAFE9

A very light, moderate magenta closely aligning with Plum.

About #DBAFE9

When working with digital screens, the color #DBAFE9 is rendered by mixing light. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Plum. In the RGB color space, it consists of 219 red, 175 green, and 233 blue.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). Its ink density profile breaks down to 6% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow, and 9% black. With a hue angle of 285.5 degrees, it sits comfortably in the magenta spectrum.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#DBAFE9
RGB219, 175, 233
HSL285.5°, 56.9%, 80.0%
CMYK6%, 25%, 0%, 9%
HSV285.5°, 24.9%, 91.4%
LAB77.0, 26.1, -23.0
XYZ59.3, 51.6, 83.9
Decimal14397417

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.86:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
11.32:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.77:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
9.62:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #DBAFE9; }
.text-color { color: #DBAFE9; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #DBAFE9; }

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