#DBC5E9

A very light, moderate purple closely aligning with Thistle.

About #DBC5E9

At its core, #DBC5E9 is a very light and moderate hue. Its closest recognized web color is Thistle. Its digital footprint relies on 219 parts red, 197 parts green, and 233 parts blue light.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 6% cyan and 15% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 276.7° hue, 45.0% saturation, and 84.3% lightness.

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. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#DBC5E9
RGB219, 197, 233
HSL276.7°, 45.0%, 84.3%
CMYK6%, 15%, 0%, 9%
HSV276.7°, 15.5%, 91.4%
LAB82.3, 14.2, -15.0
XYZ63.9, 60.9, 85.5
Decimal14403049

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.59:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
13.18:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.52:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
11.20:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #DBC5E9; }
.text-color { color: #DBC5E9; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #DBC5E9; }

Similar Colors

Thistle
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