What color is #DCB5D6?

#DCB5D6 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Blushing Sky. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DCB5D6?

The RGB value is 220, 181, 214: 220 red, 181 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCB5D6?

The complementary color is #B5DCBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCB5D6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.62:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCB5D6 color

#DCB5D6 rgb(220, 181, 214)

Shades of purple

The hex color #DCB5D6 is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 71% green and 83.9% blue (220, 181, 214).

Its hue angle is 309°, with 36% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 3% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Blushing Sky (#D9B1D6), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.62:1).

#DCB5D6 color codes

HEX	`#DCB5D6`
RGB	`rgb(220, 181, 214)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 71%, 83.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(309, 36%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(309, 18%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 3%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.95, 19.59, -11.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.95, 22.61, 330.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.175, 53.12, 70.794)`
Decimal	`14464470`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCB5D6, 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 #DCB5D6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCB5D6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.62:1	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 #DCB5D6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dcb5d6; }
.text { color: #dcb5d6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dcb5d6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 181 214 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dcb5d6, #dcb5c3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #DCB5D6?: #DCB5D6 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Blushing Sky. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DCB5D6?: The RGB value is 220, 181, 214: 220 red, 181 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCB5D6?: The complementary color is #B5DCBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCB5D6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.62:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.