#DBEAFE Color

#DBEAFE is rgb(219, 234, 254) in RGB, hsl(214, 95%, 93%) in HSL, and about cmyk(14%, 8%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender (#E6E6FA), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.31. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DBEAFE

HEX#DBEAFE

RGBrgb(219, 234, 254)

HSLhsl(214, 95%, 93%)

HSVhsv(214, 14%, 100%)

CMYKcmyk(14%, 8%, 0%, 0%)

OKLCHoklch(93.2% 0.032 255.6)

LABlab(92.02% -2.22 -11.50)

LCHlch(92.02% 11.71 259.06)

What #DBEAFE 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 #DBEAFE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender#E6E6FAΔE 5.31 Cloud#EFF1FEΔE 6.8 Chrome#DBE4EBΔE 7.25 Water#D4F1F9ΔE 7.76 Alice Blue#F0F8FFΔE 8.81 Beau Blue#BCD4E6ΔE 9.1

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#DBEAFE Channel Values

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

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 219 · G 234 · B 254	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 214° · S 95% · L 93%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 214° · S 14% · V 100%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 14% · M 8% · Y 0% · K 0%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.22:1 vs white · 17.21:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DBEAFE 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 text1.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text17.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #DBEAFE

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

Base

Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #DBEAFE

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 #DBEAFE.

How #DBEAFE 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#DBEAFE

Protanopia#E8E8FE

Protanomaly#E3E9FE

Deuteranopia#E5E5FE

Deuteranomaly#E1E7FE

Tritanopia#D8EDED

Tritanomaly#D9ECF4

Achromatopsia#E8E8E8

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Using #DBEAFE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-dbeafe: #DBEAFE;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DBEAFE;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dbeafe': '#DBEAFE' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.859, green: 0.918, blue: 0.996)

Android XML<color name="color_dbeafe">#DBEAFE</color>

SVG fillfill="#DBEAFE"

More Blue Colors

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

dce3ea dbe4eb dce3f9 dad6ff ddd6ff d7e1ee ddddf8 d6ebff dedcef d6d6ff dee9f2 d3edfd f8fafc 0018a8 0078d7 0f073c 1b03a3 2929ff 365781 4b9cd3 6161ff 77a5ca 93ccea b3b3ff

#DBEAFE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DBEAFE?

#DBEAFE is a lightest blue — rgb(219, 234, 254) in RGB and hsl(214, 95%, 93%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender (#E6E6FA), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.31.

What is the RGB value of #DBEAFE?

#DBEAFE is rgb(219, 234, 254) — red 219, green 234, and blue 254 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DBEAFE?

#DBEAFE converts to approximately cmyk(14%, 8%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DBEAFE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DBEAFE scores 1.22:1 against white and 17.21:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DBEAFE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DBEAFE 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 5.31, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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