Palettes / Colors / #DB91ED

#DB91ED — Light Purple

#DB91ED is a purple color we call Light Purple, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: plum (#DDA0DD) — not an exact match. CSS plum gives you #DDA0DD, a different color; use #DB91ED 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.

#DB91ED 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 #A4ED91; it also sits naturally between #AD91ED and #ED91D2. 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 57% · Blue 93%

Cyan 8% · Magenta 39% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DB91ED

.text { color: #DB91ED; }
.background { background-color: #DB91ED; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DB91ED; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 145, 237); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(288, 72%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DB91ED; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 145, 237, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DB91ED; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 145, 237, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DB91ED">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DB91ED">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DB91ED

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A4ED91:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DB91ED: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DB91ED

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 #DB91ED 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 #DB91ED 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 #DB91ED?

#DB91ED is Light Purple, a purple color (RGB 219, 145, 237). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DB91ED?

#DB91ED is RGB 219, 145, 237 — HSL 288°, 72%, 75% — CMYK 8%, 39%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #DB91ED?

Its complement is #A4ED91; analogous partners are #AD91ED and #ED91D2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DB91ED for text?

Black text on #DB91ED has a contrast ratio of 9.29:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.26:1.