Close to Quartz
#DBDAEB
#DBDAEB is a very light, muted blue, close to the color Quartz. In RGB it’s made of 85.9% red, 85.5% green, and 92.2% blue. Its hue is 244°, with 30% saturation and 89% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
Color codes
Tints, shades & tones
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #DBDAEB.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
Open in the palette creator →Tetradic
Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
1.38:1 FailBlack text on this color
15.24:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.38:1 FailThis color as text on black
15.24:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #DBDAEB as they’d see it.
#DBDAEB in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #DBDAEB
What color is #DBDAEB?
#DBDAEB is a very light, muted blue, close to the color Quartz. In RGB it’s made of 85.9% red, 85.5% green, and 92.2% blue. Its hue is 244°, with 30% saturation and 89% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #DBDAEB in RGB?
#DBDAEB is rgb(219, 218, 235): 219 red, 218 green, and 235 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #DBDAEB in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(7, 7, 0, 8). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #DBDAEB?
PANTONE 2656 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #DBDAEB?
Its complement #DCDDCC gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.