What color is #DBD7E2?

#DBD7E2 is a very light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Iron Maiden. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DBD7E2?

The RGB value is 219, 215, 226: 219 red, 215 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DBD7E2?

The complementary color is #DEE2D7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DBD7E2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.83:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DBD7E2 color

#DBD7E2 rgb(219, 215, 226)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DBD7E2 is a very light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 84.3% green and 88.6% blue (219, 215, 226).

Its hue angle is 262°, with 16% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Iron Maiden (#D6D1DC), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.83:1).

#DBD7E2 color codes

HEX	`#DBD7E2`
RGB	`rgb(219, 215, 226)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 84.3%, 88.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(262, 16%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(262, 5%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 5%, 0%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.58, 3.36, -4.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.58, 5.95, 304.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.239, 69.152, 81.742)`
Decimal	`14407650`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DBD7E2, 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 #DBD7E2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DBD7E2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.83:1	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 #DBD7E2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dbd7e2; }
.text { color: #dbd7e2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbd7e2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 215 226 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dbd7e2, #e1d7e2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #DBD7E2?: #DBD7E2 is a very light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Iron Maiden. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DBD7E2?: The RGB value is 219, 215, 226: 219 red, 215 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DBD7E2?: The complementary color is #DEE2D7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DBD7E2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.83:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.