#DBEAFE color
The swatch above shows #DBEAFE with its hex code written on it in white and in black, so you can see which of the two is legible before reading the measured ratios below.
#DBEAFE is a very light, vivid blue, closest to the CSS named color lavender (#E6E6FA).
It is also a Tailwind CSS default: blue-100. That means you can write bg-blue-100 or text-blue-100 directly, with no arbitrary-value brackets and no entry in your theme config.
Color values
| HEX | #DBEAFE |
| RGB | rgb(219, 234, 254) |
| HSL | hsl(214, 95%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(14%, 8%, 0%, 0%) |
| Decimal | 14412542 |
| CSS | color: #DBEAFE; |
| Android | 0xFFDBEAFE |
| Swift | UIColor(red: 0.859, green: 0.918, blue: 0.996, alpha: 1) |
Accessibility and contrast
| White text on #DBEAFE | 1.22:1 — AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail |
| Black text on #DBEAFE | 17.21:1 — AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass |
| Recommended text color | black |
WCAG 2.1 asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text (18 pt, or 14 pt bold).
Tints and shades of #DBEAFE
Each swatch keeps the hue and saturation of #DBEAFE and varies only lightness — the quickest way to build a usable scale from a single brand color.
Colors that go with #DBEAFE
Harmonies generated by rotating the hue on the color wheel while holding saturation and lightness constant.
Using #DBEAFE in code
/* CSS */
.element { color: #DBEAFE; background-color: #DBEAFE; }
.element { color: rgb(219 234 254); }
.element { color: hsl(214 95% 93%); }
/* Tailwind */
<div class="bg-blue-100 text-black">
/* SCSS variable */
$brand: #DBEAFE;Frequently asked questions
What color is #DBEAFE?
#DBEAFE is a very light, vivid blue. Its hue sits at 214° on the color wheel, with 95% saturation and 93% lightness.
What is #DBEAFE in RGB?
#DBEAFE converts to rgb(219, 234, 254) — 219 red, 234 green and 254 blue.
What is #DBEAFE in CMYK?
Approximately cmyk(14%, 8%, 0%, 0%). Print output depends on the ICC profile of the press and paper, so treat this as a starting point rather than an exact match.
Should text on #DBEAFE be white or black?
Black gives the better contrast ratio (17.21:1 versus 1.22:1).
What is the complementary color of #DBEAFE?
#FEEFDC — the hue directly opposite #DBEAFE on the color wheel.