What color is #DBD8F0?

#DBD8F0 is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Foggy Plateau. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DBD8F0?

The RGB value is 219, 216, 240: 219 red, 216 green and 240 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DBD8F0?

The complementary color is #EDF0D8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DBD8F0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.09:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DBD8F0 color

#DBD8F0 rgb(219, 216, 240)

Shades of blue

The hex color #DBD8F0 is a very light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 84.7% green and 94.1% blue (219, 216, 240).

Its hue angle is 248°, with 44% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plateau (#CFCBE5), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.09:1).

#DBD8F0 color codes

HEX	`#DBD8F0`
RGB	`rgb(219, 216, 240)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 84.7%, 94.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(248, 44%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(248, 10%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 10%, 0%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.22, 5.52, -11.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.22, 12.62, 295.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.494, 70.463, 92.361)`
Decimal	`14407920`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DBD8F0, 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 #DBD8F0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DBD8F0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.09:1	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 #DBD8F0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dbd8f0; }
.text { color: #dbd8f0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbd8f0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 216 240 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dbd8f0, #e7d8f0); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #DBD8F0?: #DBD8F0 is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Foggy Plateau. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DBD8F0?: The RGB value is 219, 216, 240: 219 red, 216 green and 240 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DBD8F0?: The complementary color is #EDF0D8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DBD8F0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.09:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.