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#DBD6FF Color

#DBD6FF is rgb(219, 214, 255) in RGB, hsl(247, 100%, 92%) in HSL, and about cmyk(14%, 16%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Lavender (#DCD0FF), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.16. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DBD6FF
HEX#DBD6FF
RGBrgb(219, 214, 255)
HSLhsl(247, 100%, 92%)
HSVhsv(247, 16%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(14%, 16%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(89.3% 0.056 290.8)
LABlab(87.01% 7.69 -19.45)
LCHlch(87.01% 20.92 291.56)

What #DBD6FF Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #DBD6FF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#DBD6FF Channel Values

How #DBD6FF breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 219 · G 214 · B 2558-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 247° · S 100% · L 92%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 247° · S 16% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 14% · M 16% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.39:1 vs white · 15.07:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DBD6FF background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DBD6FF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DBD6FF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DBD6FF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #DBD6FF

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #DBD6FF.

How #DBD6FF Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#DBD6FF
Protanopia#D7D7FF
Protanomaly#D9D7FF
Deuteranopia#D8D8FF
Deuteranomaly#D9D7FF
Tritanopia#D5DCDC
Tritanomaly#D8D9EB
Achromatopsia#DADADA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DBD6FF in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-dbd6ff: #DBD6FF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DBD6FF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dbd6ff': '#DBD6FF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.859, green: 0.839, blue: 1.000)
Android XML<color name="color_dbd6ff">#DBD6FF</color>
SVG fillfill="#DBD6FF"

More Blue Colors

#DBD6FF sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DBD6FF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DBD6FF?

#DBD6FF is a lightest blue — rgb(219, 214, 255) in RGB and hsl(247, 100%, 92%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pale Lavender (#DCD0FF), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.16.

What is the RGB value of #DBD6FF?

#DBD6FF is rgb(219, 214, 255) — red 219, green 214, and blue 255 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DBD6FF?

#DBD6FF converts to approximately cmyk(14%, 16%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DBD6FF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DBD6FF scores 1.39:1 against white and 15.07:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DBD6FF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DBD6FF is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is lavender (#E6E6FA) at a CIE76 distance of 11.88, which is visibly different.

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