What color is #DCC5FF?

#DCC5FF is a very light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Neon Boneyard. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DCC5FF?

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

What is the complementary color of #DCC5FF?

The complementary color is #E8FFC5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCC5FF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.47:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCC5FF color

#DCC5FF rgb(220, 197, 255)

Shades of purple

The hex color #DCC5FF is a very light, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 77.3% green and 100% blue (220, 197, 255).

Its hue angle is 264°, with 100% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Neon Boneyard (#DFC5FE), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.47:1).

#DCC5FF color codes

HEX	`#DCC5FF`
RGB	`rgb(220, 197, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 77.3%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(264, 100%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(264, 23%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 23%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.11, 18.96, -25.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.11, 31.77, 306.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.528, 62.368, 103.069)`
Decimal	`14468607`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCC5FF, 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 #DCC5FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCC5FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.47:1	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 #DCC5FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dcc5ff; }
.text { color: #dcc5ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dcc5ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 197 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dcc5ff, #f9c5ff); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #DCC5FF?: #DCC5FF is a very light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Neon Boneyard. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DCC5FF?: The RGB value is 220, 197, 255: 220 red, 197 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCC5FF?: The complementary color is #E8FFC5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCC5FF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.47:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.