What color is #DCBEE5?

#DCBEE5 is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Prom Corsage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DCBEE5?

The RGB value is 220, 190, 229: 220 red, 190 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCBEE5?

The complementary color is #C7E5BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCBEE5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.54:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCBEE5 color

#DCBEE5 rgb(220, 190, 229)

Shades of purple

The hex color #DCBEE5 is a very light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 74.5% green and 89.8% blue (220, 190, 229).

Its hue angle is 286°, with 43% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Prom Corsage (#E7C3E7), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.54:1).

#DCBEE5 color codes

HEX	`#DCBEE5`
RGB	`rgb(220, 190, 229)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 74.5%, 89.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(286, 43%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(286, 17%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 17%, 0%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.57, 17.53, -15.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.57, 23.37, 318.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.069, 57.7, 81.981)`
Decimal	`14466789`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCBEE5, 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 #DCBEE5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCBEE5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.54:1	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 #DCBEE5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dcbee5; }
.text { color: #dcbee5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dcbee5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 190 229 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dcbee5, #e5beda); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #DCBEE5?: #DCBEE5 is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Prom Corsage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DCBEE5?: The RGB value is 220, 190, 229: 220 red, 190 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCBEE5?: The complementary color is #C7E5BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCBEE5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.54:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.