Palettes / Colors / #DBEEFA
#DBEEFA — Pale Blue
#DBEEFA is a blue color we call Pale Blue, closest to the named color Lavender (#E6E6FA). It belongs to the blue family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: lavender (#E6E6FA) — not an exact match. CSS lavender gives you #E6E6FA, a different color; use #DBEEFA when you need this exact shade.
Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.
#DBEEFA 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 #FAE7DB; it also sits naturally between #DBFAF6 and #DBDFFA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DBEEFA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 219, 238, 250 |
| HSL | 203°, 76%, 92% |
| HSV | 203°, 12%, 98% |
| CMYK | 12%, 5%, 0%, 2% |
| XYZ | 77.04, 83.11, 102.42 |
| Yxy | 83.11, 0.2934, 0.3165 |
| CIE-Lab | 93.06, -3.90, -7.92 |
| Hunter Lab | 91.17, -3.88, -8.06 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 86% · Green 93% · Blue 98%
Cyan 12% · Magenta 5% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DBEEFA
.text { color: #DBEEFA; }
.background { background-color: #DBEEFA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DBEEFA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 238, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(203, 76%, 92%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DBEEFA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 238, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DBEEFA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 238, 250, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DBEEFA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DBEEFA">Div content here</div>
Shades of #DBEEFA
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #FAE7DB:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.19:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.62:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DBEEFA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DBEEFA
Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #DBEEFA: ·
How #DBEEFA 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 #DBEEFA rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #DBEEFA?
#DBEEFA is Pale Blue, a blue color (RGB 219, 238, 250). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DBEEFA?
#DBEEFA is RGB 219, 238, 250 — HSL 203°, 76%, 92% — CMYK 12%, 5%, 0%, 2%.
What colors go with #DBEEFA?
Its complement is #FAE7DB; analogous partners are #DBFAF6 and #DBDFFA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DBEEFA for text?
Black text on #DBEEFA has a contrast ratio of 17.62:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.19:1.