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#DB91EB

#DB91EB is a light, rich purple, close to the color Mauve. In RGB it’s made of 85.9% red, 56.9% green, and 92.2% blue. Its hue is 289°, with 69% saturation and 75% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

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

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2.27:1 Fail
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9.26:1 AAA
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2.27:1 Fail
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This color as text on black

9.26:1 AAA

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About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #DB91EB as they’d see it.

Typical vision#DB91EB
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 #DB91EB?

#DB91EB is a light, rich purple, close to the color Mauve. In RGB it’s made of 85.9% red, 56.9% green, and 92.2% blue. Its hue is 289°, with 69% saturation and 75% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

What is #DB91EB in RGB?

#DB91EB is rgb(219, 145, 235): 219 red, 145 green, and 235 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #DB91EB in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(7, 38, 0, 8). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #DB91EB?

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 #DB91EB?

Its complement #74BE66 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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