What color is #DCD6E6?

#DCD6E6 is a very light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Velvet Scarf. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DCD6E6?

The RGB value is 220, 214, 230: 220 red, 214 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCD6E6?

The complementary color is #E0E6D6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCD6E6?

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.

#DCD6E6 color

#DCD6E6 rgb(220, 214, 230)

Shades of purple

The hex color #DCD6E6 is a very light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 83.9% green and 90.2% blue (220, 214, 230).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 24% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Velvet Scarf (#E3DFEC), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#DCD6E6 color codes

HEX	`#DCD6E6`
RGB	`rgb(220, 214, 230)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 83.9%, 90.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 24%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 7%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 7%, 0%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.51, 4.97, -7.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.51, 8.68, 304.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.842, 69.022, 84.596)`
Decimal	`14472934`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCD6E6, 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 #DCD6E6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCD6E6 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 #DCD6E6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dcd6e6; }
.text { color: #dcd6e6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dcd6e6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 214 230 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dcd6e6, #e4d6e6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #DCD6E6?: #DCD6E6 is a very light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Velvet Scarf. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DCD6E6?: The RGB value is 220, 214, 230: 220 red, 214 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCD6E6?: The complementary color is #E0E6D6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCD6E6?: 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.