What color is #DBDBEA?

#DBDBEA is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Homoeopathic Lilac. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DBDBEA?

The RGB value is 219, 219, 234: 219 red, 219 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DBDBEA?

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

Is black or white text better on #DBDBEA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.33:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DBDBEA color

#DBDBEA rgb(219, 219, 234)

Shades of blue

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 85.9% green and 91.8% blue (219, 219, 234).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 26% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Homoeopathic Lilac (#E1E0EB), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.33:1).

#DBDBEA color codes

HEX	`#DBDBEA`
RGB	`rgb(219, 219, 234)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 85.9%, 91.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 26%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 6%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 6%, 0%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.81, 2.78, -7.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.81, 7.83, 290.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.393, 71.663, 88.003)`
Decimal	`14408682`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DBDBEA, 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 #DBDBEA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DBDBEA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.33:1	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 #DBDBEA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dbdbea; }
.text { color: #dbdbea; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbdbea; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 219 234 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dbdbea, #e3dbea); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #DBDBEA?: #DBDBEA is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Homoeopathic Lilac. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DBDBEA?: The RGB value is 219, 219, 234: 219 red, 219 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DBDBEA?: The complementary color is #EAEADB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DBDBEA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.33:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.