What color is #DBE4F9?

#DBE4F9 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 #DBE4F9?

The RGB value is 219, 228, 249: 219 red, 228 green and 249 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DBE4F9?

The complementary color is #F9F0DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DBE4F9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.48:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DBE4F9 color

#DBE4F9 rgb(219, 228, 249)

Shades of blue

The hex color #DBE4F9 is a very light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 89.4% green and 97.6% blue (219, 228, 249).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 71% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Puffy Cloud (#D2DEF2), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.48:1).

#DBE4F9 color codes

HEX	`#DBE4F9`
RGB	`rgb(219, 228, 249)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 89.4%, 97.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 71%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 12%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 8%, 0%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.5, 1.04, -11.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.5, 11.25, 275.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.052, 77.386, 100.64)`
Decimal	`14411001`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DBE4F9, 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 #DBE4F9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DBE4F9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.48:1	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 #DBE4F9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dbe4f9; }
.text { color: #dbe4f9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbe4f9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 228 249 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dbe4f9, #e1dbf9); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #DBE4F9?: #DBE4F9 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 #DBE4F9?: The RGB value is 219, 228, 249: 219 red, 228 green and 249 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DBE4F9?: The complementary color is #F9F0DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DBE4F9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.48:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.