What color is #DCDCE8?

#DCDCE8 is a very light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Homoeopathic Lilac. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DCDCE8?

The RGB value is 220, 220, 232: 220 red, 220 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCDCE8?

The complementary color is #E8E8DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCDCE8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.45:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCDCE8 color

#DCDCE8 rgb(220, 220, 232)

Shades of blue

The hex color #DCDCE8 is a very light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 86.3% green and 91% blue (220, 220, 232).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 21% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Homoeopathic Lilac (#E1E0EB), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.45:1).

#DCDCE8 color codes

HEX	`#DCDCE8`
RGB	`rgb(220, 220, 232)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 86.3%, 91%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 21%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 5%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 5%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.08, 2.21, -5.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.08, 6.26, 290.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.671, 72.228, 86.599)`
Decimal	`14474472`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCDCE8, 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 #DCDCE8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCDCE8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.45:1	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 #DCDCE8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dcdce8; }
.text { color: #dcdce8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dcdce8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 220 232 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dcdce8, #e2dce8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #DCDCE8?: #DCDCE8 is a very light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Homoeopathic Lilac. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DCDCE8?: The RGB value is 220, 220, 232: 220 red, 220 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCDCE8?: The complementary color is #E8E8DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCDCE8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.45:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.