What color is #DCCBF8?

#DCCBF8 is a very light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Neon Boneyard. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DCCBF8?

The RGB value is 220, 203, 248: 220 red, 203 green and 248 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCCBF8?

The complementary color is #E7F8CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCCBF8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.94:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCCBF8 color

#DCCBF8 rgb(220, 203, 248)

Shades of purple

The hex color #DCCBF8 is a very light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 79.6% green and 97.3% blue (220, 203, 248).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 76% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Neon Boneyard (#DFC5FE), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.94:1).

#DCCBF8 color codes

HEX	`#DCCBF8`
RGB	`rgb(220, 203, 248)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 79.6%, 97.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 76%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 18%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 18%, 0%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.33, 14.31, -19.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.33, 24.53, 305.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.811, 64.705, 97.706)`
Decimal	`14470136`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCCBF8, 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 #DCCBF8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCCBF8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.94:1	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 #DCCBF8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dccbf8; }
.text { color: #dccbf8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dccbf8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 203 248 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dccbf8, #f3cbf8); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #DCCBF8?: #DCCBF8 is a very light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Neon Boneyard. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DCCBF8?: The RGB value is 220, 203, 248: 220 red, 203 green and 248 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCCBF8?: The complementary color is #E7F8CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCCBF8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.94:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.