What color is #DCDBFC?

#DCDBFC is a very light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Foggy Plateau. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DCDBFC?

The RGB value is 220, 219, 252: 220 red, 219 green and 252 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCDBFC?

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

Is black or white text better on #DCDBFC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.58:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCDBFC color

#DCDBFC rgb(220, 219, 252)

Shades of blue

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 85.9% green and 98.8% blue (220, 219, 252).

Its hue angle is 242°, with 85% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plateau (#CFCBE5), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.58:1).

#DCDBFC color codes

HEX	`#DCDBFC`
RGB	`rgb(220, 219, 252)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 85.9%, 98.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(242, 85%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(242, 13%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 13%, 0%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.4, 6.65, -15.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.4, 17.24, 292.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(72.414, 72.906, 102.334)`
Decimal	`14474236`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCDBFC, 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 #DCDBFC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCDBFC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.58:1	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 #DCDBFC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dcdbfc; }
.text { color: #dcdbfc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dcdbfc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 219 252 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dcdbfc, #eddbfc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #DCDBFC?: #DCDBFC is a very light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Foggy Plateau. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DCDBFC?: The RGB value is 220, 219, 252: 220 red, 219 green and 252 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCDBFC?: The complementary color is #FBFCDB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCDBFC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.58:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.