What color is #DBD9E6?

#DBD9E6 is a very light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Velvet Scarf. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DBD9E6?

The RGB value is 219, 217, 230: 219 red, 217 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DBD9E6?

The complementary color is #E4E6D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DBD9E6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.08:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DBD9E6 color

#DBD9E6 rgb(219, 217, 230)

Shades of blue

The hex color #DBD9E6 is a very light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 85.1% green and 90.2% blue (219, 217, 230).

Its hue angle is 249°, with 21% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Velvet Scarf (#E3DFEC), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.08:1).

#DBD9E6 color codes

HEX	`#DBD9E6`
RGB	`rgb(219, 217, 230)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 85.1%, 90.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(249, 21%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(249, 6%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 6%, 0%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.19, 3.07, -6.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.19, 6.85, 296.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.307, 70.399, 84.837)`
Decimal	`14408166`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DBD9E6, 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 #DBD9E6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DBD9E6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.08:1	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 #DBD9E6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dbd9e6; }
.text { color: #dbd9e6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbd9e6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 217 230 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dbd9e6, #e2d9e6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #DBD9E6?: #DBD9E6 is a very light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Velvet Scarf. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DBD9E6?: The RGB value is 219, 217, 230: 219 red, 217 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DBD9E6?: The complementary color is #E4E6D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DBD9E6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.08:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.