What color is #DCCEED?

#DCCEED 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 #DCCEED?

The RGB value is 220, 206, 237: 220 red, 206 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCCEED?

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

Is black or white text better on #DCCEED?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.09:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCCEED color

#DCCEED rgb(220, 206, 237)

Shades of purple

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 80.8% green and 92.9% blue (220, 206, 237).

Its hue angle is 267°, with 46% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Love (#D5C7E8), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.09:1).

#DCCEED color codes

HEX	`#DCCEED`
RGB	`rgb(220, 206, 237)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 80.8%, 92.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(267, 46%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(267, 13%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 13%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.73, 10.53, -13.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.73, 17.11, 307.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.87, 65.473, 89.219)`
Decimal	`14470893`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCCEED, 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 #DCCEED	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCCEED as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.09:1	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 #DCCEED looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dcceed; }
.text { color: #dcceed; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dcceed; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 206 237 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dcceed, #ecceed); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #DCCEED?: #DCCEED 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 #DCCEED?: The RGB value is 220, 206, 237: 220 red, 206 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCCEED?: The complementary color is #DFEDCE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCCEED?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.09:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.