What color is #DBDCF3?

#DBDCF3 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 #DBDCF3?

The RGB value is 219, 220, 243: 219 red, 220 green and 243 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DBDCF3?

The complementary color is #F3F2DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DBDCF3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.54:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DBDCF3 color

#DBDCF3 rgb(219, 220, 243)

Shades of blue

The hex color #DBDCF3 is a very light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 86.3% green and 95.3% blue (219, 220, 243).

Its hue angle is 237°, with 50% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Lavender (#E6E6FA), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.54:1).

#DBDCF3 color codes

HEX	`#DBDCF3`
RGB	`rgb(219, 220, 243)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 86.3%, 95.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(237, 50%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(237, 10%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 9%, 0%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.31, 4.01, -11.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.31, 12, 289.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.981, 72.717, 95.073)`
Decimal	`14408947`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DBDCF3, 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 #DBDCF3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DBDCF3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.54:1	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 #DBDCF3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dbdcf3; }
.text { color: #dbdcf3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbdcf3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 220 243 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dbdcf3, #e6dbf3); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #DBDCF3?: #DBDCF3 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 #DBDCF3?: The RGB value is 219, 220, 243: 219 red, 220 green and 243 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DBDCF3?: The complementary color is #F3F2DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DBDCF3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.54:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.