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#D58BEE

#D58BEE is a light, rich purple, close to the color Violet. In RGB it’s made of 83.5% red, 54.5% green, and 93.3% blue. Its hue is 285°, with 74% saturation and 74% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

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2.40:1 Fail
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8.76:1 AAA
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2.40:1 Fail
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This color as text on black

8.76:1 AAA

How it looks with color blindness

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #D58BEE as they’d see it.

Typical vision#D58BEE
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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What color is #D58BEE?

#D58BEE is a light, rich purple, close to the color Violet. In RGB it’s made of 83.5% red, 54.5% green, and 93.3% blue. Its hue is 285°, with 74% saturation and 74% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

What is #D58BEE in RGB?

#D58BEE is rgb(213, 139, 238): 213 red, 139 green, and 238 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #D58BEE in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(11, 42, 0, 7). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #D58BEE?

PANTONE 2565 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #D58BEE?

Its complement #6EB958 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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