What color is #DCCFDA?

#DCCFDA is a very light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Violet Vapour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DCCFDA?

The RGB value is 220, 207, 218: 220 red, 207 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCCFDA?

The complementary color is #CFDCD1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCCFDA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.98:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCCFDA color

#DCCFDA rgb(220, 207, 218)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DCCFDA is a very light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 81.2% green and 85.5% blue (220, 207, 218).

Its hue angle is 309°, with 16% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 1% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Violet Vapour (#E5DAE1), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.98:1).

#DCCFDA color codes

HEX	`#DCCFDA`
RGB	`rgb(220, 207, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 81.2%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(309, 16%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(309, 6%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 1%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.43, 6.43, -3.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.43, 7.48, 329.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.481, 64.904, 75.447)`
Decimal	`14471130`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCCFDA, 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 #DCCFDA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCCFDA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.98:1	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 #DCCFDA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dccfda; }
.text { color: #dccfda; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dccfda; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 207 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dccfda, #dccfd4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #DCCFDA?: #DCCFDA is a very light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Violet Vapour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DCCFDA?: The RGB value is 220, 207, 218: 220 red, 207 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCCFDA?: The complementary color is #CFDCD1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCCFDA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.98:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.