Palettes / Colors / #DBADDB

#DBADDB — Light Muted Pink

#DBADDB is a pink color we call Light Muted Pink, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the pink family.

#DBADDB is a warm-leaning pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #ADDBAD; it also sits naturally between #C4ADDB and #DBADC4. 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 68% · Blue 86%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 21% · Yellow 0% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DBADDB

.text { color: #DBADDB; }
.background { background-color: #DBADDB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DBADDB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 173, 219); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(300, 39%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DBADDB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 173, 219, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DBADDB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 173, 219, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DBADDB

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #ADDBAD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DBADDB: #000000.

How #DBADDB 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 #DBADDB 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

← #DBADDA  ·  #DBADDC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DBADDB?

#DBADDB is Light Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 219, 173, 219). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DBADDB?

#DBADDB is RGB 219, 173, 219 — HSL 300°, 39%, 77% — CMYK 0%, 21%, 0%, 14%.

What colors go with #DBADDB?

Its complement is #ADDBAD; analogous partners are #C4ADDB and #DBADC4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DBADDB for text?

Black text on #DBADDB has a contrast ratio of 11.01:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.91:1.