What color is #DCB8DA?

#DCB8DA is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Blackberry Yoghurt. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DCB8DA?

The RGB value is 220, 184, 218: 220 red, 184 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCB8DA?

The complementary color is #B8DCBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCB8DA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.91:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCB8DA color

#DCB8DA rgb(220, 184, 218)

Shades of purple

The hex color #DCB8DA is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 72.2% green and 85.5% blue (220, 184, 218).

Its hue angle is 303°, with 34% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 1% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Blackberry Yoghurt (#E5BDDF), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.91:1).

#DCB8DA color codes

HEX	`#DCB8DA`
RGB	`rgb(220, 184, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 72.2%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(303, 34%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(303, 16%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 1%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.79, 18.7, -12.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.79, 22.33, 326.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.309, 54.56, 73.723)`
Decimal	`14465242`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCB8DA, 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 #DCB8DA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCB8DA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.91:1	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 #DCB8DA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dcb8da; }
.text { color: #dcb8da; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dcb8da; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 184 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dcb8da, #dcb8c8); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #DCB8DA?: #DCB8DA is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Blackberry Yoghurt. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DCB8DA?: The RGB value is 220, 184, 218: 220 red, 184 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCB8DA?: The complementary color is #B8DCBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCB8DA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.91:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.