What color is #DCD1F9?

#DCD1F9 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 #DCD1F9?

The RGB value is 220, 209, 249: 220 red, 209 green and 249 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCD1F9?

The complementary color is #EEF9D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCD1F9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.53:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCD1F9 color

#DCD1F9 rgb(220, 209, 249)

Shades of purple

The hex color #DCD1F9 is a very light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 82% green and 97.6% blue (220, 209, 249).

Its hue angle is 257°, with 77% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Love (#D5C7E8), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.53:1).

#DCD1F9 color codes

HEX	`#DCD1F9`
RGB	`rgb(220, 209, 249)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 82%, 97.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(257, 77%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(257, 16%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 16%, 0%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.83, 11.32, -18.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.83, 21.42, 301.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.411, 67.656, 99.006)`
Decimal	`14471673`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCD1F9, 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 #DCD1F9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCD1F9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.53:1	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 #DCD1F9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dcd1f9; }
.text { color: #dcd1f9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dcd1f9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 209 249 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dcd1f9, #f0d1f9); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #DCD1F9?: #DCD1F9 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 #DCD1F9?: The RGB value is 220, 209, 249: 220 red, 209 green and 249 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCD1F9?: The complementary color is #EEF9D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCD1F9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.53:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.