What color is #DBCDE4?

#DBCDE4 is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Decadial Pink. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DBCDE4?

The RGB value is 219, 205, 228: 219 red, 205 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DBCDE4?

The complementary color is #D6E4CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DBCDE4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.86:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DBCDE4 color

#DBCDE4 rgb(219, 205, 228)

Shades of purple

The hex color #DBCDE4 is a very light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 80.4% green and 89.4% blue (219, 205, 228).

Its hue angle is 277°, with 30% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Decadial Pink (#DECADE), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#DBCDE4 color codes

HEX	`#DBCDE4`
RGB	`rgb(219, 205, 228)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 80.4%, 89.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(277, 30%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(277, 10%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 10%, 0%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.13, 9.01, -9.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.13, 13.16, 313.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.046, 64.324, 82.373)`
Decimal	`14405092`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DBCDE4, 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 #DBCDE4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DBCDE4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	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 #DBCDE4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dbcde4; }
.text { color: #dbcde4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbcde4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 205 228 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dbcde4, #e4cde2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #DBCDE4?: #DBCDE4 is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Decadial Pink. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DBCDE4?: The RGB value is 219, 205, 228: 219 red, 205 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DBCDE4?: The complementary color is #D6E4CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DBCDE4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.86:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.