What color is #DCD0F1?

#DCD0F1 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 #DCD0F1?

The RGB value is 220, 208, 241: 220 red, 208 green and 241 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCD0F1?

The complementary color is #E5F1D0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCD0F1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.34:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCD0F1 color

#DCD0F1 rgb(220, 208, 241)

Shades of purple

The hex color #DCD0F1 is a very light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 81.6% green and 94.5% blue (220, 208, 241).

Its hue angle is 262°, with 54% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% 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 14.34:1).

#DCD0F1 color codes

HEX	`#DCD0F1`
RGB	`rgb(220, 208, 241)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 81.6%, 94.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(262, 54%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(262, 14%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 14%, 0%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.34, 10.26, -14.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.34, 17.91, 304.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.945, 66.678, 92.493)`
Decimal	`14471409`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCD0F1, 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 #DCD0F1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCD0F1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.34:1	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 #DCD0F1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dcd0f1; }
.text { color: #dcd0f1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dcd0f1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 208 241 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dcd0f1, #edd0f1); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #DCD0F1?: #DCD0F1 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 #DCD0F1?: The RGB value is 220, 208, 241: 220 red, 208 green and 241 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCD0F1?: The complementary color is #E5F1D0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCD0F1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.34:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.