What color is #DBD0EC?

#DBD0EC 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 #DBD0EC?

The RGB value is 219, 208, 236: 219 red, 208 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DBD0EC?

The complementary color is #E1ECD0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DBD0EC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.25:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DBD0EC color

#DBD0EC rgb(219, 208, 236)

Shades of purple

The hex color #DBD0EC is a very light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 81.6% green and 92.5% blue (219, 208, 236).

Its hue angle is 264°, with 42% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Love (#D5C7E8), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.25:1).

#DBD0EC color codes

HEX	`#DBD0EC`
RGB	`rgb(219, 208, 236)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 81.6%, 92.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(264, 42%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(264, 12%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 12%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.11, 8.95, -12.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.11, 15.28, 305.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.907, 66.228, 88.599)`
Decimal	`14405868`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DBD0EC, 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 #DBD0EC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DBD0EC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.25:1	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 #DBD0EC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dbd0ec; }
.text { color: #dbd0ec; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbd0ec; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 208 236 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dbd0ec, #e9d0ec); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #DBD0EC?: #DBD0EC 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 #DBD0EC?: The RGB value is 219, 208, 236: 219 red, 208 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DBD0EC?: The complementary color is #E1ECD0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DBD0EC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.25:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.