What color is #DBD5F0?

#DBD5F0 is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Foggy Plateau. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DBD5F0?

The RGB value is 219, 213, 240: 219 red, 213 green and 240 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DBD5F0?

The complementary color is #EAF0D5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DBD5F0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.79:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DBD5F0 color

#DBD5F0 rgb(219, 213, 240)

Shades of blue

The hex color #DBD5F0 is a very light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 83.5% green and 94.1% blue (219, 213, 240).

Its hue angle is 253°, with 47% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plateau (#CFCBE5), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.79:1).

#DBD5F0 color codes

HEX	`#DBD5F0`
RGB	`rgb(219, 213, 240)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 83.5%, 94.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(253, 47%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(253, 11%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 11%, 0%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.47, 7.09, -12.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.47, 14.35, 299.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.733, 68.94, 92.107)`
Decimal	`14407152`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DBD5F0, 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 #DBD5F0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DBD5F0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.79:1	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 #DBD5F0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dbd5f0; }
.text { color: #dbd5f0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbd5f0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 213 240 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dbd5f0, #e8d5f0); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #DBD5F0?: #DBD5F0 is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Foggy Plateau. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DBD5F0?: The RGB value is 219, 213, 240: 219 red, 213 green and 240 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DBD5F0?: The complementary color is #EAF0D5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DBD5F0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.79:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.