What color is #DBE2F7?

#DBE2F7 is a very light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Puffy Cloud. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DBE2F7?

The RGB value is 219, 226, 247: 219 red, 226 green and 247 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DBE2F7?

The complementary color is #F7F0DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DBE2F7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.23:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DBE2F7 color

#DBE2F7 rgb(219, 226, 247)

Shades of blue

The hex color #DBE2F7 is a very light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 88.6% green and 96.9% blue (219, 226, 247).

Its hue angle is 225°, with 64% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Puffy Cloud (#D2DEF2), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.23:1).

#DBE2F7 color codes

HEX	`#DBE2F7`
RGB	`rgb(219, 226, 247)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 88.6%, 96.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(225, 64%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(225, 11%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 9%, 0%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.94, 1.68, -10.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.94, 11.12, 278.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.195, 76.167, 98.823)`
Decimal	`14410487`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DBE2F7, 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 #DBE2F7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DBE2F7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.23:1	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 #DBE2F7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dbe2f7; }
.text { color: #dbe2f7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbe2f7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 226 247 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dbe2f7, #e2dbf7); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #DBE2F7?: #DBE2F7 is a very light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Puffy Cloud. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DBE2F7?: The RGB value is 219, 226, 247: 219 red, 226 green and 247 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DBE2F7?: The complementary color is #F7F0DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DBE2F7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.23:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.