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#DBBCEA

#DBBCEA is a very light, rich purple, close to the color Lilac. In RGB it’s made of 85.9% red, 73.7% green, and 91.8% blue. Its hue is 280°, with 52% saturation and 83% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

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Contrast & readability

WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.

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White text on this color

1.69:1 Fail
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Black text on this color

12.39:1 AAA
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This color as text on white

1.69:1 Fail
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This color as text on black

12.39:1 AAA

How it looks with color blindness

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #DBBCEA as they’d see it.

Typical vision#DBBCEA
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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Questions about #DBBCEA

What color is #DBBCEA?

#DBBCEA is a very light, rich purple, close to the color Lilac. In RGB it’s made of 85.9% red, 73.7% green, and 91.8% blue. Its hue is 280°, with 52% saturation and 83% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

What is #DBBCEA in RGB?

#DBBCEA is rgb(219, 188, 234): 219 red, 188 green, and 234 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #DBBCEA in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(6, 20, 0, 8). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #DBBCEA?

PANTONE 2635 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #DBBCEA?

Its complement #B1D0A2 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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