What color is #DBCAE6?

#DBCAE6 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 #DBCAE6?

The RGB value is 219, 202, 230: 219 red, 202 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DBCAE6?

The complementary color is #D5E6CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DBCAE6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.6:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DBCAE6 color

#DBCAE6 rgb(219, 202, 230)

Shades of purple

The hex color #DBCAE6 is a very light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 79.2% green and 90.2% blue (219, 202, 230).

Its hue angle is 276°, with 36% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Love (#D5C7E8), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.6:1).

#DBCAE6 color codes

HEX	`#DBCAE6`
RGB	`rgb(219, 202, 230)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 79.2%, 90.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(276, 36%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(276, 12%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 12%, 0%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.45, 10.98, -11.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.45, 16.03, 313.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.615, 63.015, 83.607)`
Decimal	`14404326`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DBCAE6, 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 #DBCAE6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DBCAE6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.6:1	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 #DBCAE6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dbcae6; }
.text { color: #dbcae6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbcae6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 202 230 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dbcae6, #e6cae3); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #DBCAE6?: #DBCAE6 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 #DBCAE6?: The RGB value is 219, 202, 230: 219 red, 202 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DBCAE6?: The complementary color is #D5E6CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DBCAE6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.6:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.