What color is #DCDBEF?

#DCDBEF is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Lavender. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DCDBEF?

The RGB value is 220, 219, 239: 220 red, 219 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCDBEF?

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

Is black or white text better on #DCDBEF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.42:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCDBEF color

#DCDBEF rgb(220, 219, 239)

Shades of blue

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 85.9% green and 93.7% blue (220, 219, 239).

Its hue angle is 243°, with 38% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Lavender (#E6E6FA), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.42:1).

#DCDBEF color codes

HEX	`#DCDBEF`
RGB	`rgb(220, 219, 239)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 85.9%, 93.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(243, 38%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(243, 8%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 8%, 0%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.02, 4.07, -9.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.02, 10.45, 292.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.424, 72.11, 91.853)`
Decimal	`14474223`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCDBEF, 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 #DCDBEF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCDBEF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.42:1	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 #DCDBEF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dcdbef; }
.text { color: #dcdbef; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dcdbef; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 219 239 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dcdbef, #e6dbef); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #DCDBEF?: #DCDBEF is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Lavender. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DCDBEF?: The RGB value is 220, 219, 239: 220 red, 219 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCDBEF?: The complementary color is #EEEFDB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCDBEF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.42:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.