What color is #DBDFEA?

#DBDFEA is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Delicate Cloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DBDFEA?

The RGB value is 219, 223, 234: 219 red, 223 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DBDFEA?

The complementary color is #EAE6DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DBDFEA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.76:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DBDFEA color

#DBDFEA rgb(219, 223, 234)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 87.5% green and 91.8% blue (219, 223, 234).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 26% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Delicate Cloud (#DDDFE8), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.76:1).

#DBDFEA color codes

HEX	`#DBDFEA`
RGB	`rgb(219, 223, 234)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 87.5%, 91.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 26%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 6%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 5%, 0%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.82, 0.7, -5.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.82, 5.87, 276.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.449, 73.776, 88.355)`
Decimal	`14409706`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DBDFEA, 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 #DBDFEA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DBDFEA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.76:1	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 #DBDFEA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dbdfea; }
.text { color: #dbdfea; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbdfea; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 223 234 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dbdfea, #dedbea); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #DBDFEA?: #DBDFEA is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Delicate Cloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DBDFEA?: The RGB value is 219, 223, 234: 219 red, 223 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DBDFEA?: The complementary color is #EAE6DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DBDFEA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.76:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.