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#DBBDEE

#DBBDEE is a very light, rich purple, close to the color Periwinkle. In RGB it’s made of 85.9% red, 74.1% green, and 93.3% blue. Its hue is 277°, with 59% saturation and 84% 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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This color as text on white

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This color as text on black

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How it looks with color blindness

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

Typical vision#DBBDEE
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 #DBBDEE

What color is #DBBDEE?

#DBBDEE is a very light, rich purple, close to the color Periwinkle. In RGB it’s made of 85.9% red, 74.1% green, and 93.3% blue. Its hue is 277°, with 59% saturation and 84% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

What is #DBBDEE in RGB?

#DBBDEE is rgb(219, 189, 238): 219 red, 189 green, and 238 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #DBBDEE in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(8, 21, 0, 7). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #DBBDEE?

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 #DBBDEE?

Its complement #B3D1A0 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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