Light purple
#DCB2DB
#DCB2DB is a light purple with medium intensity, at step 300 of its 50–950 scale. Dark text on it has a contrast of 10.3:1. On white it reaches only 1.8:1, so use a darker shade for text.
#DCB2DB shades and tints
Eleven steps from 50 to 950 with #DCB2DB kept exactly at step 300. Lightness steps are even to the eye, and intensity tapers toward the lightest and darkest steps.
- 50 FFF2FE
- 100 FFDFFE
- 200 EFCCEE
- 300 DCB2DB
- 400 BB94BA
- 500 A0789F
- 600 845E83
- 700 6A4769
- 800 523351
- 900 3A203A
- 950 240F24
Tailwind CSS v4 theme
@theme { --color-purple-50: #fff2fe; --color-purple-100: #ffdffe; --color-purple-200: #efccee; --color-purple-300: #dcb2db; --color-purple-400: #bb94ba; --color-purple-500: #a0789f; --color-purple-600: #845e83; --color-purple-700: #6a4769; --color-purple-800: #523351; --color-purple-900: #3a203a; --color-purple-950: #240f24;}Is #DCB2DB readable?
Contrast for text on #DCB2DB and for #DCB2DB used as text. WCAG 2.2 asks for 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text; APCA Lc rates how comfortable the text is to read.
- AaThe quick brown foxCheck in contrast tool
White text on it
Fail · 1.8APCA Lc 39 · Placeholders and disabled text
- AaThe quick brown foxCheck in contrast tool
Dark text on it
AAA · 10.3APCA Lc 69 · Content text 16px and up
- AaThe quick brown foxClosest readable: #906A90 · 4.5:1 Check in contrast tool
As text on white
Fail · 1.8APCA Lc 34 · Placeholders and disabled text
- AaThe quick brown foxCheck in contrast tool
As text on a dark background
AAA · 10.3APCA Lc 68 · Content text 16px and up
Color palettes with #DCB2DB
Six palettes built around #DCB2DB, each starting from the exact color. Open one in the palette tool to adjust it or get more options.
- Analogous#DCB2DB · #B96992 · #AC91F9 · #FFCAC6 · #362C35
- Complementary#DCB2DB · #4C985D · #5ACA56 · #FFD1FE · #261F25
- Split complementary#DCB2DB · #97C16C · #00D4C0 · #FFC3F1 · #292328
- Triadic#DCB2DB · #CFAC67 · #00C9E9 · #F0CCF7 · #342934
- Tetradic#DCB2DB · #D38C4C · #5BD16F · #C1E4FF · #2B1E28
- Monochromatic#DCB2DB · #C581BE · #D57CD0 · #F6C3EB · #3A2D3B
#DCB2DB as a brand color
What a UI color system built from #DCB2DB looks like: brand, neutral and status scales, with light and dark tokens that pass WCAG.
Brand
- Brand 50, #FFF2FE
- Brand 100, #FFDFFE
- Brand 200, #EFCCEE
- Brand 300, #DCB2DB
- Brand 400, #BB94BA
- Brand 500, #A0789F
- Brand 600, #845E83
- Brand 700, #6A4769
- Brand 800, #523351
- Brand 900, #3A203A
- Brand 950, #240F24
Neutral
- Neutral 50, #FBFAFB
- Neutral 100, #F5F3F5
- Neutral 200, #E7E4E7
- Neutral 300, #D7D2D7
- Neutral 400, #A59EA5
- Neutral 500, #787177
- Neutral 600, #585258
- Neutral 700, #443E44
- Neutral 800, #2B262B
- Neutral 900, #1B161B
- Neutral 950, #0D080D
Success
- Success 50, #E3FFEE
- Success 100, #B4FFD6
- Success 200, #9AEFC1
- Success 300, #77D6A6
- Success 400, #51BB88
- Success 500, #38AA77
- Success 600, #008254
- Success 700, #006641
- Success 800, #004D30
- Success 900, #003520
- Success 950, #001F10
Warning
- Warning 50, #FFF5EB
- Warning 100, #FFE7CE
- Warning 200, #FFCF9D
- Warning 300, #ECA755
- Warning 400, #D69344
- Warning 500, #B9771D
- Warning 600, #995E00
- Warning 700, #784900
- Warning 800, #5B3600
- Warning 900, #402400
- Warning 950, #261300
Danger
- Danger 50, #FFF4F3
- Danger 100, #FFE4E2
- Danger 200, #FFCAC7
- Danger 300, #FFA29F
- Danger 400, #F77575
- Danger 500, #D45154
- Danger 600, #B93A40
- Danger 700, #991F2A
- Danger 800, #7B0419
- Danger 900, #58000E
- Danger 950, #360005
Info
- Info 50, #F2F7FF
- Info 100, #DFEDFF
- Info 200, #C0DCFF
- Info 300, #93C3FF
- Info 400, #70A6EB
- Info 500, #5188CD
- Info 600, #396EB0
- Info 700, #235693
- Info 800, #103F76
- Info 900, #012A59
- Info 950, #001737
- Primary buttons use Brand 300 with neutral 950 text, at 10.8:1.
- In dark mode primary stays Brand 300: it already reads on the dark background at 10.8:1.
- Neutrals carry a hint of its hue, so grays, borders and surfaces feel related to the brand.
- Success, warning, danger and info lean toward its hue and stay easy to tell apart.
Colors related to #DCB2DB
Lighter and darker versions, its complementary color, neighbors on the color wheel and softer variants.