What color is #DCC5DC?

#DCC5DC is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Thistle. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DCC5DC?

The RGB value is 220, 197, 220: 220 red, 197 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCC5DC?

The complementary color is #C5DCC5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCC5DC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.06:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCC5DC color

#DCC5DC rgb(220, 197, 220)

Shades of purple

The hex color #DCC5DC is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 77.3% green and 86.3% blue (220, 197, 220).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 25% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Thistle (#D8BFD8), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.06:1).

#DCC5DC color codes

HEX	`#DCC5DC`
RGB	`rgb(220, 197, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 77.3%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 25%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 10%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.01, 12.1, -8.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.01, 14.77, 325.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.398, 60.316, 76.051)`
Decimal	`14468572`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCC5DC, 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 #DCC5DC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCC5DC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.06:1	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 #DCC5DC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dcc5dc; }
.text { color: #dcc5dc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dcc5dc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 197 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dcc5dc, #dcc5d1); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #DCC5DC?: #DCC5DC is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Thistle. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DCC5DC?: The RGB value is 220, 197, 220: 220 red, 197 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCC5DC?: The complementary color is #C5DCC5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCC5DC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.06:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.