What color is #DCD4F3?

#DCD4F3 is a very light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Foggy Plateau. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DCD4F3?

The RGB value is 220, 212, 243: 220 red, 212 green and 243 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCD4F3?

The complementary color is #EBF3D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCD4F3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.75:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCD4F3 color

#DCD4F3 rgb(220, 212, 243)

Shades of purple

The hex color #DCD4F3 is a very light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 83.1% green and 95.3% blue (220, 212, 243).

Its hue angle is 255°, with 56% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plateau (#CFCBE5), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.75:1).

#DCD4F3 color codes

HEX	`#DCD4F3`
RGB	`rgb(220, 212, 243)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 83.1%, 95.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(255, 56%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(255, 13%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 13%, 0%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.39, 8.53, -14.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.39, 16.54, 301.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.233, 68.774, 94.404)`
Decimal	`14472435`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCD4F3, 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 #DCD4F3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCD4F3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.75:1	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 #DCD4F3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dcd4f3; }
.text { color: #dcd4f3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dcd4f3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 212 243 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dcd4f3, #ecd4f3); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #DCD4F3?: #DCD4F3 is a very light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Foggy Plateau. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DCD4F3?: The RGB value is 220, 212, 243: 220 red, 212 green and 243 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCD4F3?: The complementary color is #EBF3D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCD4F3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.75:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.