Palettes / Colors / #DBACEE
#DBACEE — Light Purple
#DBACEE 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 #DBACEE 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.
#DBACEE 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 #BDEEAA; it also sits naturally between #B9AAEE and #EEAADF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DBACEE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 219, 172, 238 |
| HSL | 283°, 66%, 80% |
| HSV | 283°, 28%, 93% |
| CMYK | 8%, 28%, 0%, 7% |
| XYZ | 59.40, 50.74, 87.55 |
| Yxy | 50.74, 0.3005, 0.2567 |
| CIE-Lab | 76.52, 28.69, -26.46 |
| Hunter Lab | 71.23, 28.45, -27.92 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 86% · Green 67% · Blue 93%
Cyan 8% · Magenta 28% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DBACEE
.text { color: #DBACEE; }
.background { background-color: #DBACEE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DBACEE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 172, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(283, 66%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DBACEE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 172, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DBACEE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 172, 238, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DBACEE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DBACEE">Div content here</div>
Shades of #DBACEE
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #BDEEAA:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.88:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 11.15:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DBACEE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DBACEE
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #DBACEE: ·
How #DBACEE 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 #DBACEE 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 #DBACEE?
#DBACEE is Light Purple, a purple color (RGB 219, 172, 238). Its closest standard named color is Plum.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DBACEE?
#DBACEE is RGB 219, 172, 238 — HSL 283°, 66%, 80% — CMYK 8%, 28%, 0%, 7%.
What colors go with #DBACEE?
Its complement is #BDEEAA; analogous partners are #B9AAEE and #EEAADF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DBACEE for text?
Black text on #DBACEE has a contrast ratio of 11.15:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.88:1.