What color is #DCD5EE?

#DCD5EE is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Foggy Plateau. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DCD5EE?

The RGB value is 220, 213, 238: 220 red, 213 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCD5EE?

The complementary color is #E7EED5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCD5EE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.8:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCD5EE color

#DCD5EE rgb(220, 213, 238)

Shades of purple

The hex color #DCD5EE is a very light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 83.5% green and 93.3% blue (220, 213, 238).

Its hue angle is 257°, with 42% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plateau (#CFCBE5), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.8:1).

#DCD5EE color codes

HEX	`#DCD5EE`
RGB	`rgb(220, 213, 238)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 83.5%, 93.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(257, 42%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(257, 11%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 11%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.49, 7.03, -11.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.49, 13.37, 301.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.739, 68.977, 90.565)`
Decimal	`14472686`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCD5EE, 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 #DCD5EE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCD5EE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.8:1	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 #DCD5EE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dcd5ee; }
.text { color: #dcd5ee; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dcd5ee; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 213 238 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dcd5ee, #e8d5ee); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #DCD5EE?: #DCD5EE is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Foggy Plateau. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DCD5EE?: The RGB value is 220, 213, 238: 220 red, 213 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCD5EE?: The complementary color is #E7EED5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCD5EE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.8:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.