What color is #DCD6E9?

#DCD6E9 is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Pink Champagne. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DCD6E9?

The RGB value is 220, 214, 233: 220 red, 214 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCD6E9?

The complementary color is #E3E9D6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCD6E9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.84:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCD6E9 color

#DCD6E9 rgb(220, 214, 233)

Shades of purple

The hex color #DCD6E9 is a very light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 83.9% green and 91.4% blue (220, 214, 233).

Its hue angle is 259°, with 30% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Pink Champagne (#E8DFED), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.84:1).

#DCD6E9 color codes

HEX	`#DCD6E9`
RGB	`rgb(220, 214, 233)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 83.9%, 91.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(259, 30%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(259, 8%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 8%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.6, 5.54, -8.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.6, 10.21, 302.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.267, 69.192, 86.834)`
Decimal	`14472937`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCD6E9, 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 #DCD6E9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCD6E9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.84:1	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 #DCD6E9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dcd6e9; }
.text { color: #dcd6e9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dcd6e9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 214 233 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dcd6e9, #e6d6e9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #DCD6E9?: #DCD6E9 is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Pink Champagne. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DCD6E9?: The RGB value is 220, 214, 233: 220 red, 214 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCD6E9?: The complementary color is #E3E9D6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCD6E9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.84:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.