What color is #DBCEFF?

#DBCEFF is a very light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Innocent Snowdrop. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DBCEFF?

The RGB value is 219, 206, 255: 219 red, 206 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DBCEFF?

The complementary color is #F2FFCE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DBCEFF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.28:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DBCEFF color

#DBCEFF rgb(219, 206, 255)

Shades of purple

The hex color #DBCEFF is a very light, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 80.8% green and 100% blue (219, 206, 255).

Its hue angle is 256°, with 100% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Innocent Snowdrop (#D0C7FF), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.28:1).

#DBCEFF color codes

HEX	`#DBCEFF`
RGB	`rgb(219, 206, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 80.8%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(256, 100%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(256, 19%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 19%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.21, 13.83, -22.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.21, 26.25, 301.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.331, 66.422, 103.757)`
Decimal	`14405375`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DBCEFF, 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 #DBCEFF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DBCEFF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.28:1	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 #DBCEFF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dbceff; }
.text { color: #dbceff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbceff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 206 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dbceff, #f4ceff); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #DBCEFF?: #DBCEFF is a very light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Innocent Snowdrop. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DBCEFF?: The RGB value is 219, 206, 255: 219 red, 206 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DBCEFF?: The complementary color is #F2FFCE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DBCEFF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.28:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.