What color is #DCBCD8?

#DCBCD8 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Thistle. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DCBCD8?

The RGB value is 220, 188, 216: 220 red, 188 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCBCD8?

The complementary color is #BCDCC0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCBCD8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.23:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCBCD8 color

#DCBCD8 rgb(220, 188, 216)

Shades of purple

The hex color #DCBCD8 is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 73.7% green and 84.7% blue (220, 188, 216).

Its hue angle is 308°, with 31% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 2% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Thistle (#D8BFD8), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.23:1).

#DCBCD8 color codes

HEX	`#DCBCD8`
RGB	`rgb(220, 188, 216)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 73.7%, 84.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(308, 31%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(308, 15%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 2%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.69, 16.19, -9.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.69, 18.9, 328.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.892, 56.141, 72.634)`
Decimal	`14466264`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCBCD8, 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 #DCBCD8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCBCD8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.23:1	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 #DCBCD8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dcbcd8; }
.text { color: #dcbcd8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dcbcd8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 188 216 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dcbcd8, #dcbcc8); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #DCBCD8?: #DCBCD8 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Thistle. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DCBCD8?: The RGB value is 220, 188, 216: 220 red, 188 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCBCD8?: The complementary color is #BCDCC0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCBCD8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.23:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.