What color is #DFCBE3?

#DFCBE3 is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Decadial Pink. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DFCBE3?

The RGB value is 223, 203, 227: 223 red, 203 green and 227 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DFCBE3?

The complementary color is #CFE3CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DFCBE3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.79:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DFCBE3 color

#DFCBE3 rgb(223, 203, 227)

Shades of purple

The hex color #DFCBE3 is a very light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 79.6% green and 89% blue (223, 203, 227).

Its hue angle is 290°, with 30% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Decadial Pink (#DECADE), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.79:1).

#DFCBE3 color codes

HEX	`#DFCBE3`
RGB	`rgb(223, 203, 227)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.5%, 79.6%, 89%)`
HSL	`hsl(290, 30%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(290, 11%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 11%, 0%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.94, 11.21, -9.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.94, 14.58, 320.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.65, 63.947, 81.543)`
Decimal	`14666723`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DFCBE3, 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 #DFCBE3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DFCBE3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.79:1	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 #DFCBE3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dfcbe3; }
.text { color: #dfcbe3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dfcbe3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(223 203 227 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dfcbe3, #e3cbdb); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #DFCBE3?: #DFCBE3 is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Decadial Pink. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DFCBE3?: The RGB value is 223, 203, 227: 223 red, 203 green and 227 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DFCBE3?: The complementary color is #CFE3CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DFCBE3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.79:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.