What color is #DBDEFF?

#DBDEFF is a very light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Icy Plains. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DBDEFF?

The RGB value is 219, 222, 255: 219 red, 222 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DBDEFF?

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

Is black or white text better on #DBDEFF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.9:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DBDEFF color

#DBDEFF rgb(219, 222, 255)

Shades of blue

The hex color #DBDEFF is a very light, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 87.1% green and 100% blue (219, 222, 255).

Its hue angle is 235°, with 100% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Icy Plains (#CFDAFB), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.9:1).

#DBDEFF color codes

HEX	`#DBDEFF`
RGB	`rgb(219, 222, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 87.1%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(235, 100%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(235, 14%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 13%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.17, 5.38, -16.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.17, 17.2, 288.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.381, 74.522, 105.106)`
Decimal	`14409471`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DBDEFF, 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 #DBDEFF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DBDEFF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.9:1	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 #DBDEFF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dbdeff; }
.text { color: #dbdeff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbdeff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 222 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dbdeff, #eadbff); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #DBDEFF?: #DBDEFF is a very light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Icy Plains. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DBDEFF?: The RGB value is 219, 222, 255: 219 red, 222 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DBDEFF?: The complementary color is #FFFCDB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DBDEFF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.9:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.