What color is #DBDAE9?

#DBDAE9 is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Velvet Scarf. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DBDAE9?

The RGB value is 219, 218, 233: 219 red, 218 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DBDAE9?

The complementary color is #E8E9DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DBDAE9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.22:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DBDAE9 color

#DBDAE9 rgb(219, 218, 233)

Shades of blue

The hex color #DBDAE9 is a very light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 85.5% green and 91.4% blue (219, 218, 233).

Its hue angle is 244°, with 25% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Velvet Scarf (#E3DFEC), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.22:1).

#DBDAE9 color codes

HEX	`#DBDAE9`
RGB	`rgb(219, 218, 233)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 85.5%, 91.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(244, 25%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(244, 6%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 6%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.53, 3.12, -7.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.53, 7.85, 293.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.99, 71.086, 87.161)`
Decimal	`14408425`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DBDAE9, 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 #DBDAE9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DBDAE9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.22:1	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 #DBDAE9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dbdae9; }
.text { color: #dbdae9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbdae9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 218 233 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dbdae9, #e3dae9); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #DBDAE9?: #DBDAE9 is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Velvet Scarf. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DBDAE9?: The RGB value is 219, 218, 233: 219 red, 218 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DBDAE9?: The complementary color is #E8E9DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DBDAE9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.22:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.