What color is #DBD9EF?

#DBD9EF is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Lavender. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DBD9EF?

The RGB value is 219, 217, 239: 219 red, 217 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DBD9EF?

The complementary color is #EDEFD9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DBD9EF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.18:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DBD9EF color

#DBD9EF rgb(219, 217, 239)

Shades of blue

The hex color #DBD9EF is a very light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 85.1% green and 93.7% blue (219, 217, 239).

Its hue angle is 245°, with 41% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Lavender (#E6E6FA), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.18:1).

#DBD9EF color codes

HEX	`#DBD9EF`
RGB	`rgb(219, 217, 239)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 85.1%, 93.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(245, 41%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(245, 9%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 9%, 0%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.44, 4.8, -10.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.44, 11.54, 294.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.603, 70.917, 91.666)`
Decimal	`14408175`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DBD9EF, 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 #DBD9EF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DBD9EF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.18:1	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 #DBD9EF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dbd9ef; }
.text { color: #dbd9ef; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbd9ef; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 217 239 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dbd9ef, #e6d9ef); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #DBD9EF?: #DBD9EF is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Lavender. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DBD9EF?: The RGB value is 219, 217, 239: 219 red, 217 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DBD9EF?: The complementary color is #EDEFD9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DBD9EF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.18:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.