What color is #DCC3E7?

#DCC3E7 is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color York Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DCC3E7?

The RGB value is 220, 195, 231: 220 red, 195 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCC3E7?

The complementary color is #CEE7C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCC3E7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCC3E7 color

#DCC3E7 rgb(220, 195, 231)

Shades of purple

The hex color #DCC3E7 is a very light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 76.5% green and 90.6% blue (220, 195, 231).

Its hue angle is 282°, with 43% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is York Plum (#D3BFE5), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13:1).

#DCC3E7 color codes

HEX	`#DCC3E7`
RGB	`rgb(220, 195, 231)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 76.5%, 90.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(282, 43%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(282, 16%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 16%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.85, 15.24, -14.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.85, 21.1, 316.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.452, 60.016, 83.827)`
Decimal	`14468071`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCC3E7, 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 #DCC3E7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCC3E7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13:1	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 #DCC3E7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dcc3e7; }
.text { color: #dcc3e7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dcc3e7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 195 231 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dcc3e7, #e7c3e0); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #DCC3E7?: #DCC3E7 is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color York Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DCC3E7?: The RGB value is 220, 195, 231: 220 red, 195 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCC3E7?: The complementary color is #CEE7C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCC3E7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.