Palettes / Colors / #DB8BEE

#DB8BEE — Light Purple

#DB8BEE is a purple color we call Light Purple, closest to the named color Violet (#EE82EE). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: violet (#EE82EE) — not an exact match. CSS violet gives you #EE82EE, a different color; use #DB8BEE 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.

#DB8BEE is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. 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 #9FEE8C; it also sits naturally between #A98CEE and #EE8CD0. 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 55% · Blue 93%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #DB8BEE

.text { color: #DB8BEE; }
.background { background-color: #DB8BEE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DB8BEE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 139, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(288, 74%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DB8BEE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 139, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DB8BEE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 139, 238, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DB8BEE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DB8BEE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #9FEE8C:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DB8BEE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DB8BEE

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 #DB8BEE 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 #DB8BEE 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

← #DB8BED  ·  #DB8BEF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DB8BEE?

#DB8BEE is Light Purple, a purple color (RGB 219, 139, 238). Its closest standard named color is Violet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DB8BEE?

#DB8BEE is RGB 219, 139, 238 — HSL 288°, 74%, 74% — CMYK 8%, 42%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #DB8BEE?

Its complement is #9FEE8C; analogous partners are #A98CEE and #EE8CD0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DB8BEE for text?

Black text on #DB8BEE has a contrast ratio of 8.94:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.35:1.