What color is #DCD7EA?

#DCD7EA is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Velvet Scarf. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DCD7EA?

The RGB value is 220, 215, 234: 220 red, 215 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCD7EA?

The complementary color is #E5EAD7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCD7EA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.95:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCD7EA color

#DCD7EA rgb(220, 215, 234)

Shades of purple

The hex color #DCD7EA is a very light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 84.3% green and 91.8% blue (220, 215, 234).

Its hue angle is 256°, with 31% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Velvet Scarf (#E3DFEC), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.95:1).

#DCD7EA color codes

HEX	`#DCD7EA`
RGB	`rgb(220, 215, 234)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 84.3%, 91.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(256, 31%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(256, 8%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 8%, 0%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.88, 5.21, -8.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.88, 10.13, 300.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.664, 69.757, 87.673)`
Decimal	`14473194`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCD7EA, 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 #DCD7EA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCD7EA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.95:1	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 #DCD7EA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dcd7ea; }
.text { color: #dcd7ea; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dcd7ea; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 215 234 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dcd7ea, #e5d7ea); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #DCD7EA?: #DCD7EA is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Velvet Scarf. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DCD7EA?: The RGB value is 220, 215, 234: 220 red, 215 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCD7EA?: The complementary color is #E5EAD7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCD7EA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.95:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.