What color is #DCD3E6?

#DCD3E6 is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Dust of the Moon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DCD3E6?

The RGB value is 220, 211, 230: 220 red, 211 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCD3E6?

The complementary color is #DDE6D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCD3E6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.5:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCD3E6 color

#DCD3E6 rgb(220, 211, 230)

Shades of purple

The hex color #DCD3E6 is a very light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 82.7% green and 90.2% blue (220, 211, 230).

Its hue angle is 268°, with 28% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Dust of the Moon (#CFC9DF), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.5:1).

#DCD3E6 color codes

HEX	`#DCD3E6`
RGB	`rgb(220, 211, 230)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 82.7%, 90.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(268, 28%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(268, 8%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 8%, 0%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.76, 6.55, -8.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.76, 10.51, 308.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.09, 67.517, 84.345)`
Decimal	`14472166`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCD3E6, 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 #DCD3E6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCD3E6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.5:1	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 #DCD3E6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dcd3e6; }
.text { color: #dcd3e6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dcd3e6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 211 230 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dcd3e6, #e6d3e6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #DCD3E6?: #DCD3E6 is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Dust of the Moon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DCD3E6?: The RGB value is 220, 211, 230: 220 red, 211 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCD3E6?: The complementary color is #DDE6D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCD3E6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.5:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.