What color is #DBD5E5?

#DBD5E5 is a very light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Iron Maiden. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DBD5E5?

The RGB value is 219, 213, 229: 219 red, 213 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DBD5E5?

The complementary color is #DFE5D5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DBD5E5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.66:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DBD5E5 color

#DBD5E5 rgb(219, 213, 229)

Shades of purple

The hex color #DBD5E5 is a very light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 83.5% green and 89.8% blue (219, 213, 229).

Its hue angle is 262°, with 24% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Iron Maiden (#D6D1DC), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.66:1).

#DBD5E5 color codes

HEX	`#DBD5E5`
RGB	`rgb(219, 213, 229)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 83.5%, 89.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(262, 24%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(262, 7%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 7%, 0%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.16, 4.98, -7.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.16, 8.68, 304.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.148, 68.306, 83.76)`
Decimal	`14407141`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DBD5E5, 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 #DBD5E5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DBD5E5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.66:1	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 #DBD5E5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dbd5e5; }
.text { color: #dbd5e5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbd5e5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 213 229 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dbd5e5, #e3d5e5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #DBD5E5?: #DBD5E5 is a very light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Iron Maiden. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DBD5E5?: The RGB value is 219, 213, 229: 219 red, 213 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DBD5E5?: The complementary color is #DFE5D5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DBD5E5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.66:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.