What color is #DCCFF8?

#DCCFF8 is a very light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Foggy Love. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DCCFF8?

The RGB value is 220, 207, 248: 220 red, 207 green and 248 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCCFF8?

The complementary color is #EBF8CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCCFF8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.32:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCCFF8 color

#DCCFF8 rgb(220, 207, 248)

Shades of purple

The hex color #DCCFF8 is a very light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 81.2% green and 97.3% blue (220, 207, 248).

Its hue angle is 259°, with 75% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Love (#D5C7E8), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.32:1).

#DCCFF8 color codes

HEX	`#DCCFF8`
RGB	`rgb(220, 207, 248)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 81.2%, 97.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(259, 75%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(259, 17%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 17%, 0%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.31, 12.18, -18.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.31, 22.1, 303.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.768, 66.618, 98.025)`
Decimal	`14471160`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCCFF8, 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 #DCCFF8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCCFF8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.32:1	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 #DCCFF8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dccff8; }
.text { color: #dccff8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dccff8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 207 248 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dccff8, #f0cff8); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #DCCFF8?: #DCCFF8 is a very light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Foggy Love. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DCCFF8?: The RGB value is 220, 207, 248: 220 red, 207 green and 248 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCCFF8?: The complementary color is #EBF8CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCCFF8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.32:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.