What color is #DBD0E0?

#DBD0E0 is a very light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Mecha Kitty. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DBD0E0?

The RGB value is 219, 208, 224: 219 red, 208 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DBD0E0?

The complementary color is #D5E0D0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DBD0E0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.11:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DBD0E0 color

#DBD0E0 rgb(219, 208, 224)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DBD0E0 is a very light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 81.6% green and 87.8% blue (219, 208, 224).

Its hue angle is 281°, with 21% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Mecha Kitty (#D0C4D3), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.11:1).

#DBD0E0 color codes

HEX	`#DBD0E0`
RGB	`rgb(219, 208, 224)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 81.6%, 87.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(281, 21%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(281, 7%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 7%, 0%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.77, 6.67, -6.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.77, 9.33, 315.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.222, 65.554, 79.724)`
Decimal	`14405856`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DBD0E0, 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 #DBD0E0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DBD0E0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.11:1	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 #DBD0E0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dbd0e0; }
.text { color: #dbd0e0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbd0e0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 208 224 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dbd0e0, #e0d0dd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #DBD0E0?: #DBD0E0 is a very light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Mecha Kitty. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DBD0E0?: The RGB value is 219, 208, 224: 219 red, 208 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DBD0E0?: The complementary color is #D5E0D0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DBD0E0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.11:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.