What color is #DBCDE7?

#DBCDE7 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 #DBCDE7?

The RGB value is 219, 205, 231: 219 red, 205 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DBCDE7?

The complementary color is #D9E7CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DBCDE7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.9:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DBCDE7 color

#DBCDE7 rgb(219, 205, 231)

Shades of purple

The hex color #DBCDE7 is a very light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 80.4% green and 90.6% blue (219, 205, 231).

Its hue angle is 272°, with 35% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Love (#D5C7E8), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.9:1).

#DBCDE7 color codes

HEX	`#DBCDE7`
RGB	`rgb(219, 205, 231)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 80.4%, 90.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(272, 35%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(272, 11%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 11%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.22, 9.58, -11.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.22, 14.63, 310.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.466, 64.492, 84.585)`
Decimal	`14405095`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DBCDE7, 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 #DBCDE7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DBCDE7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.9:1	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 #DBCDE7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dbcde7; }
.text { color: #dbcde7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbcde7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 205 231 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dbcde7, #e7cde6); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #DBCDE7?: #DBCDE7 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 #DBCDE7?: The RGB value is 219, 205, 231: 219 red, 205 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DBCDE7?: The complementary color is #D9E7CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DBCDE7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.9:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.