What color is #DCD4F8?

#DCD4F8 is a very light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Foggy Love. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DCD4F8?

The RGB value is 220, 212, 248: 220 red, 212 green and 248 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCD4F8?

The complementary color is #F0F8D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCD4F8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.82:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCD4F8 color

#DCD4F8 rgb(220, 212, 248)

Shades of blue

The hex color #DCD4F8 is a very light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 83.1% green and 97.3% blue (220, 212, 248).

Its hue angle is 253°, with 72% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Love (#D5C7E8), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.82:1).

#DCD4F8 color codes

HEX	`#DCD4F8`
RGB	`rgb(220, 212, 248)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 83.1%, 97.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(253, 72%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(253, 15%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 15%, 0%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.54, 9.53, -16.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.54, 19.13, 299.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.999, 69.08, 98.435)`
Decimal	`14472440`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCD4F8, 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 #DCD4F8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCD4F8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.82:1	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 #DCD4F8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dcd4f8; }
.text { color: #dcd4f8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dcd4f8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 212 248 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dcd4f8, #eed4f8); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #DCD4F8?: #DCD4F8 is a very light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Foggy Love. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DCD4F8?: The RGB value is 220, 212, 248: 220 red, 212 green and 248 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCD4F8?: The complementary color is #F0F8D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCD4F8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.82:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.