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#DBB6FF closest to Mauve

#DBB6FF is a light, moderately saturated purple; the closest named color is Mauve. In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 71.4% green and 100.0% blue (rgb(219, 182, 255)). Its HSL value is 270° hue, 100% saturation and 86% lightness, and in CMYK it is 14% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #DBB6FF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.15:1.

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Variations of #DBB6FF

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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#DBB6FF 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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#DBB6FF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #DBB6FF appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 87% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #B0C5FD
  • Protanopia 86% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A9C3FF
  • Protanomaly 89% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B8C0FF
  • Deuteranopia 87% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B0C5FD
  • Deuteranomaly 91% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #BEC1FE
  • Tritanopia 84% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #D6C0D0
  • Tritanomaly 93% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #DABAEB
  • Achromatopsia 78% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C5C5C5
  • Achromatomaly 84% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #CBC1D5

#DBB6FF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.73:1 Very poor#DBB6FF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.15:1 Super#DBB6FF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DBB6FF in CSS

/* Mauve */
.color { color: #DBB6FF; }
.background { background-color: #DBB6FF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DBB6FF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(219 182 255);
color: hsl(270 100% 86%);
color: oklch(0.833 0.107 307.3);

#DBB6FF FAQ

What color is #DBB6FF?

#DBB6FF is a light, moderately saturated purple. Its closest named color is Mauve. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #DBB6FF?

#DBB6FF is rgb(219, 182, 255) in RGB, hsl(270, 100%, 86%) in HSL and cmyk(14%, 29%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DBB6FF?

The complementary color of #DBB6FF is #DAFFB6, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DBB6FF?

Black text has the best contrast on #DBB6FF: 12.15:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DBB6FF a warm or cool color?

#DBB6FF is a cool color.