What color is #DBCCEC?

#DBCCEC 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 #DBCCEC?

The RGB value is 219, 204, 236: 219 red, 204 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DBCCEC?

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

Is black or white text better on #DBCCEC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.86:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DBCCEC color

#DBCCEC rgb(219, 204, 236)

Shades of purple

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 80% green and 92.5% blue (219, 204, 236).

Its hue angle is 268°, with 46% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Love (#D5C7E8), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.86:1).

#DBCCEC color codes

HEX	`#DBCCEC`
RGB	`rgb(219, 204, 236)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 80%, 92.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(268, 46%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(268, 14%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 14%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.12, 11.07, -13.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.12, 17.75, 308.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.944, 64.302, 88.278)`
Decimal	`14404844`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DBCCEC, 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 #DBCCEC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DBCCEC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.86:1	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 #DBCCEC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dbccec; }
.text { color: #dbccec; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbccec; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 204 236 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dbccec, #ebccec); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #DBCCEC?: #DBCCEC 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 #DBCCEC?: The RGB value is 219, 204, 236: 219 red, 204 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DBCCEC?: The complementary color is #DDECCC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DBCCEC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.86:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.