What color is #DC6BDB?

#DC6BDB is a light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Orchid. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DC6BDB?

The RGB value is 220, 107, 219: 220 red, 107 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DC6BDB?

The complementary color is #6BDC6C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DC6BDB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.17:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DC6BDB color

#DC6BDB rgb(220, 107, 219)

Shades of purple

The hex color #DC6BDB is a light, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 42% green and 85.9% blue (220, 107, 219).

Its hue angle is 301°, with 62% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 51% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Orchid (#DA70D6), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.17:1).

#DC6BDB color codes

HEX	`#DC6BDB`
RGB	`rgb(220, 107, 219)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 42%, 85.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(301, 62%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(301, 51%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 51%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.38, 59.11, -37.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.38, 70.19, 327.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.558, 30.848, 70.453)`
Decimal	`14445531`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DC6BDB, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #DC6BDB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DC6BDB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #DC6BDB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dc6bdb; }
.text { color: #dc6bdb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dc6bdb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 107 219 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dc6bdb, #dc6ba3); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #DC6BDB?: #DC6BDB is a light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Orchid. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DC6BDB?: The RGB value is 220, 107, 219: 220 red, 107 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DC6BDB?: The complementary color is #6BDC6C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DC6BDB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.17:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.