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#DBBEE3 closest to York Plum

#DBBEE3 is a light, muted purple; the closest named color is York Plum. In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 74.5% green and 89.0% blue (rgb(219, 190, 227)). Its HSL value is 287° hue, 40% saturation and 82% lightness, and in CMYK it is 4% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black. #DBBEE3 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.49:1.

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Variations of #DBBEE3

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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#DBBEE3 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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#DBBEE3 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #DBBEE3 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 91% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #C0C9E2
  • Protanopia 90% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BAC6E5
  • Protanomaly 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C4C4E4
  • Deuteranopia 91% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #C0C9E2
  • Deuteranomaly 94% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #C9C5E2
  • Tritanopia 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #DCC2CA
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #DCBFD8
  • Achromatopsia 88% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C7C7C7
  • Achromatomaly 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #CDC5CF

#DBBEE3 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.68:1 Very poor#DBBEE3 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.49:1 Super#DBBEE3 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DBBEE3 in CSS

/* York Plum */
.color { color: #DBBEE3; }
.background { background-color: #DBBEE3; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DBBEE3; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(219 190 227);
color: hsl(287 40% 82%);
color: oklch(0.838 0.060 318.9);

#DBBEE3 FAQ

What color is #DBBEE3?

#DBBEE3 is a light, muted purple. Its closest named color is York Plum. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #DBBEE3?

#DBBEE3 is rgb(219, 190, 227) in RGB, hsl(287, 40%, 82%) in HSL and cmyk(4%, 16%, 0%, 11%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DBBEE3?

The complementary color of #DBBEE3 is #C6E3BE, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DBBEE3?

Black text has the best contrast on #DBBEE3: 12.49:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DBBEE3 a warm or cool color?

#DBBEE3 is a cool color.