Palettes / Colors / #DBAAFD
#DBAAFD — Pale Vivid Purple
#DBAAFD is a purple color we call Pale Vivid Purple, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the purple family.
#DBAAFD is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.
Its strongest partner is its complement #CDFDAA; it also sits naturally between #B1AAFD and #FDAAF6. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DBAAFD |
|---|---|
| RGB | 219, 170, 253 |
| HSL | 275°, 95%, 83% |
| HSV | 275°, 33%, 99% |
| CMYK | 13%, 33%, 0%, 1% |
| XYZ | 61.32, 50.90, 99.52 |
| Yxy | 50.90, 0.2896, 0.2404 |
| CIE-Lab | 76.62, 32.81, -34.41 |
| Hunter Lab | 71.35, 32.88, -38.06 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 86% · Green 67% · Blue 99%
Cyan 13% · Magenta 33% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DBAAFD
.text { color: #DBAAFD; }
.background { background-color: #DBAAFD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DBAAFD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 170, 253); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(275, 95%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DBAAFD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 170, 253, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DBAAFD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 170, 253, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DBAAFD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DBAAFD">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #CDFDAA:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.88:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 11.18:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DBAAFD: #000000.
How #DBAAFD 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 #DBAAFD rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #DBAAFD?
#DBAAFD is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 219, 170, 253). Its closest standard named color is Plum.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DBAAFD?
#DBAAFD is RGB 219, 170, 253 — HSL 275°, 95%, 83% — CMYK 13%, 33%, 0%, 1%.
What colors go with #DBAAFD?
Its complement is #CDFDAA; analogous partners are #B1AAFD and #FDAAF6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DBAAFD for text?
Black text on #DBAAFD has a contrast ratio of 11.18:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.88:1.