What color is #DBDAEC?

#DBDAEC 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 #DBDAEC?

The RGB value is 219, 218, 236: 219 red, 218 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DBDAEC?

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

Is black or white text better on #DBDAEC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.25:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DBDAEC color

#DBDAEC rgb(219, 218, 236)

Shades of blue

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 85.5% green and 92.5% blue (219, 218, 236).

Its hue angle is 243°, with 32% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Velvet Scarf (#E3DFEC), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.25:1).

#DBDAEC color codes

HEX	`#DBDAEC`
RGB	`rgb(219, 218, 236)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 85.5%, 92.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(243, 32%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(243, 8%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 8%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.61, 3.69, -8.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.61, 9.42, 293.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.422, 71.259, 89.438)`
Decimal	`14408428`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DBDAEC, 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 #DBDAEC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DBDAEC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.25:1	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 #DBDAEC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dbdaec; }
.text { color: #dbdaec; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbdaec; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 218 236 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dbdaec, #e4daec); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #DBDAEC?: #DBDAEC 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 #DBDAEC?: The RGB value is 219, 218, 236: 219 red, 218 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DBDAEC?: The complementary color is #EBECDA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DBDAEC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.25:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.