What color is #DBE0FC?

#DBE0FC 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 #DBE0FC?

The RGB value is 219, 224, 252: 219 red, 224 green and 252 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DBE0FC?

The complementary color is #FCF7DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DBE0FC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.08:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DBE0FC color

#DBE0FC rgb(219, 224, 252)

Shades of blue

The hex color #DBE0FC is a very light, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 87.8% green and 98.8% blue (219, 224, 252).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 85% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Icy Plains (#CFDAFB), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.08:1).

#DBE0FC color codes

HEX	`#DBE0FC`
RGB	`rgb(219, 224, 252)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 87.8%, 98.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 85%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 13%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 11%, 0%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.58, 3.72, -14.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.58, 14.63, 284.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.436, 75.399, 102.761)`
Decimal	`14409980`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DBE0FC, 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 #DBE0FC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DBE0FC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.08:1	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 #DBE0FC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dbe0fc; }
.text { color: #dbe0fc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbe0fc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 224 252 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dbe0fc, #e7dbfc); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #DBE0FC?: #DBE0FC 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 #DBE0FC?: The RGB value is 219, 224, 252: 219 red, 224 green and 252 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DBE0FC?: The complementary color is #FCF7DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DBE0FC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.08:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.