Palettes / Colors / #DB89EB

#DB89EB — Light Pink

#DB89EB is a pink color we call Light Pink, closest to the named color Violet (#EE82EE). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: violet (#EE82EE) — not an exact match. CSS violet gives you #EE82EE, a different color; use #DB89EB when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#DB89EB is a cool pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #9AEB89; it also sits naturally between #AA89EB and #EB89CA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 86% · Green 54% · Blue 92%

Cyan 7% · Magenta 42% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #DB89EB

.text { color: #DB89EB; }
.background { background-color: #DB89EB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DB89EB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 137, 235); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(290, 71%, 73%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DB89EB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 137, 235, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DB89EB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 137, 235, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DB89EB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DB89EB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #9AEB89:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DB89EB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DB89EB

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #DB89EB looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DB89EB rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #DB89EB?

#DB89EB is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 219, 137, 235). Its closest standard named color is Violet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DB89EB?

#DB89EB is RGB 219, 137, 235 — HSL 290°, 71%, 73% — CMYK 7%, 42%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #DB89EB?

Its complement is #9AEB89; analogous partners are #AA89EB and #EB89CA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DB89EB for text?

Black text on #DB89EB has a contrast ratio of 8.79:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.39:1.