What color is #DCCDE9?

#DCCDE9 is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Foggy Love. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DCCDE9?

The RGB value is 220, 205, 233: 220 red, 205 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCCDE9?

The complementary color is #DAE9CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCCDE9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.95:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCCDE9 color

#DCCDE9 rgb(220, 205, 233)

Shades of purple

The hex color #DCCDE9 is a very light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 80.4% green and 91.4% blue (220, 205, 233).

Its hue angle is 272°, with 39% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Love (#D5C7E8), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.95:1).

#DCCDE9 color codes

HEX	`#DCCDE9`
RGB	`rgb(220, 205, 233)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 80.4%, 91.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(272, 39%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(272, 12%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 12%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.36, 10.29, -11.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.36, 15.74, 310.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.052, 64.762, 86.096)`
Decimal	`14470633`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCCDE9, 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 #DCCDE9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCCDE9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.95:1	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 #DCCDE9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dccde9; }
.text { color: #dccde9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dccde9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 205 233 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dccde9, #e9cde8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #DCCDE9?: #DCCDE9 is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Foggy Love. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DCCDE9?: The RGB value is 220, 205, 233: 220 red, 205 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCCDE9?: The complementary color is #DAE9CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCCDE9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.95:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.