What color is #DCB9DB?

#DCB9DB 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 #DCB9DB?

The RGB value is 220, 185, 219: 220 red, 185 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCB9DB?

The complementary color is #B9DCBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCB9DB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.01:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCB9DB color

#DCB9DB rgb(220, 185, 219)

Shades of purple

The hex color #DCB9DB is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 72.5% green and 85.9% blue (220, 185, 219).

Its hue angle is 302°, with 33% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% 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 12.01:1).

#DCB9DB color codes

HEX	`#DCB9DB`
RGB	`rgb(220, 185, 219)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 72.5%, 85.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(302, 33%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(302, 16%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.06, 18.35, -12.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.06, 22.1, 326.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.649, 55.029, 74.484)`
Decimal	`14465499`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCB9DB, 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 #DCB9DB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCB9DB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.01:1	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 #DCB9DB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dcb9db; }
.text { color: #dcb9db; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dcb9db; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 185 219 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dcb9db, #dcb9ca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #DCB9DB?: #DCB9DB 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 #DCB9DB?: The RGB value is 220, 185, 219: 220 red, 185 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCB9DB?: The complementary color is #B9DCBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCB9DB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.01:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.