Palettes / Colors / #DBEBF5

#DBEBF5 — Pale Blue

#DBEBF5 is a blue color we call Pale Blue, closest to the named color Lavender (#E6E6FA). It belongs to the blue family.

#DBEBF5 is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #F5E5DB; it also sits naturally between #DBF5F2 and #DBDEF5. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 86% · Green 92% · Blue 96%

Cyan 11% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 0% · Key 4%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #DBEBF5

.text { color: #DBEBF5; }
.background { background-color: #DBEBF5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DBEBF5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 235, 245); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(203, 57%, 91%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DBEBF5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 235, 245, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DBEBF5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 235, 245, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DBEBF5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DBEBF5">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DBEBF5

Tints of #DBEBF5

Tones of #DBEBF5

Color harmonies

Complementary — #F5E5DB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DBEBF5: #000000.

How #DBEBF5 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DBEBF5 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DBEBF4  ·  #DBEBF6 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DBEBF5?

#DBEBF5 is Pale Blue, a blue color (RGB 219, 235, 245). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DBEBF5?

#DBEBF5 is RGB 219, 235, 245 — HSL 203°, 57%, 91% — CMYK 11%, 4%, 0%, 4%.

What colors go with #DBEBF5?

Its complement is #F5E5DB; analogous partners are #DBF5F2 and #DBDEF5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DBEBF5 for text?

Black text on #DBEBF5 has a contrast ratio of 17.21:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.22:1.