What color is #DCC6DB?

#DCC6DB is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Decadial Pink. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DCC6DB?

The RGB value is 220, 198, 219: 220 red, 198 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCC6DB?

The complementary color is #C6DCC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCC6DB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.14:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCC6DB color

#DCC6DB rgb(220, 198, 219)

Shades of purple

The hex color #DCC6DB is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 77.6% green and 85.9% blue (220, 198, 219).

Its hue angle is 303°, with 24% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Decadial Pink (#DECADE), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.14:1).

#DCC6DB color codes

HEX	`#DCC6DB`
RGB	`rgb(220, 198, 219)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 77.6%, 85.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(303, 24%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(303, 10%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.23, 11.39, -7.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.23, 13.69, 326.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.494, 60.719, 75.432)`
Decimal	`14468827`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCC6DB, 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 #DCC6DB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCC6DB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.14:1	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 #DCC6DB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dcc6db; }
.text { color: #dcc6db; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dcc6db; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 198 219 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dcc6db, #dcc6d0); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #DCC6DB?: #DCC6DB is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Decadial Pink. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DCC6DB?: The RGB value is 220, 198, 219: 220 red, 198 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCC6DB?: The complementary color is #C6DCC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCC6DB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.14:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.