Close to Lilac
#DBBBEC
#DBBBEC is a very light, rich purple, close to the color Lilac. In RGB it’s made of 85.9% red, 73.3% green, and 92.5% blue. Its hue is 279°, with 56% saturation and 83% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #DBBBEC.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
1.70:1 FailBlack text on this color
12.33:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.70:1 FailThis color as text on black
12.33:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #DBBBEC as they’d see it.
#DBBBEC in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #DBBBEC
What color is #DBBBEC?
#DBBBEC is a very light, rich purple, close to the color Lilac. In RGB it’s made of 85.9% red, 73.3% green, and 92.5% blue. Its hue is 279°, with 56% saturation and 83% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #DBBBEC in RGB?
#DBBBEC is rgb(219, 187, 236): 219 red, 187 green, and 236 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #DBBBEC in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(7, 21, 0, 7). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #DBBBEC?
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 #DBBBEC?
Its complement #B0D09F gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.