What color is #DBCAE5?

#DBCAE5 is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Foggy Love. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DBCAE5?

The RGB value is 219, 202, 229: 219 red, 202 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DBCAE5?

The complementary color is #D4E5CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DBCAE5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.59:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DBCAE5 color

#DBCAE5 rgb(219, 202, 229)

Shades of purple

The hex color #DBCAE5 is a very light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 79.2% green and 89.8% blue (219, 202, 229).

Its hue angle is 278°, with 34% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Love (#D5C7E8), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.59:1).

#DBCAE5 color codes

HEX	`#DBCAE5`
RGB	`rgb(219, 202, 229)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 79.2%, 89.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(278, 34%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(278, 12%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 12%, 0%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.42, 10.79, -11.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.42, 15.54, 313.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.474, 62.959, 82.869)`
Decimal	`14404325`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DBCAE5, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #DBCAE5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DBCAE5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #DBCAE5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dbcae5; }
.text { color: #dbcae5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbcae5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 202 229 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dbcae5, #e5cae2); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #DBCAE5?: #DBCAE5 is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Foggy Love. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DBCAE5?: The RGB value is 219, 202, 229: 219 red, 202 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DBCAE5?: The complementary color is #D4E5CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DBCAE5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.59:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.