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DB8AEC

#DB8AEC closest to Frail Fuchsia

#DB8AEC is a light, vivid purple; the closest named color is Frail Fuchsia. In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 54.1% green and 92.5% blue (rgb(219, 138, 236)). Its HSL value is 290° hue, 72% saturation and 73% lightness, and in CMYK it is 7% cyan, 42% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. #DB8AEC is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.86:1.

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Variations of #DB8AEC

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#DB8AEC color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#DB8AEC for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #DB8AEC appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 74% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #92ABE9
  • Protanopia 72% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #7DA3F0
  • Protanomaly 80% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9D9EEE
  • Deuteranopia 74% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #92ABE9
  • Deuteranomaly 83% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #ACA1EA
  • Tritanopia 80% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #DD96B0
  • Tritanomaly 92% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #DD8FD3
  • Achromatopsia 68% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #A8A8A8
  • Achromatomaly 77% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B7A1BC

#DB8AEC contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.37:1 Very poor#DB8AEC text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.86:1 Very good#DB8AEC text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DB8AEC in CSS

/* Frail Fuchsia */
.color { color: #DB8AEC; }
.background { background-color: #DB8AEC; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DB8AEC; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(219 138 236);
color: hsl(290 72% 73%);
color: oklch(0.751 0.160 320.5);

#DB8AEC FAQ

What color is #DB8AEC?

#DB8AEC is a light, vivid purple. Its closest named color is Frail Fuchsia. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #DB8AEC?

#DB8AEC is rgb(219, 138, 236) in RGB, hsl(290, 72%, 73%) in HSL and cmyk(7%, 42%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DB8AEC?

The complementary color of #DB8AEC is #9BEC8A, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DB8AEC?

Black text has the best contrast on #DB8AEC: 8.86:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DB8AEC a warm or cool color?

#DB8AEC is a cool color.