What color is #DBCFFA?

#DBCFFA is a very light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Foggy Love. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DBCFFA?

The RGB value is 219, 207, 250: 219 red, 207 green and 250 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DBCFFA?

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

Is black or white text better on #DBCFFA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.32:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DBCFFA color

#DBCFFA rgb(219, 207, 250)

Shades of purple

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 81.2% green and 98% blue (219, 207, 250).

Its hue angle is 257°, with 81% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Love (#D5C7E8), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.32:1).

#DBCFFA color codes

HEX	`#DBCFFA`
RGB	`rgb(219, 207, 250)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 81.2%, 98%)`
HSL	`hsl(257, 81%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(257, 17%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 17%, 0%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.3, 12.27, -19.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.3, 23.07, 302.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.778, 66.588, 99.653)`
Decimal	`14405626`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DBCFFA, 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 #DBCFFA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DBCFFA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.32:1	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 #DBCFFA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dbcffa; }
.text { color: #dbcffa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbcffa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 207 250 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dbcffa, #f1cffa); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #DBCFFA?: #DBCFFA is a very light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Foggy Love. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DBCFFA?: The RGB value is 219, 207, 250: 219 red, 207 green and 250 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DBCFFA?: The complementary color is #EEFACF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DBCFFA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.32:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.