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#DCB0EE Color

#DCB0EE is rgb(220, 176, 238) in RGB, hsl(283, 65%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(8%, 26%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Tropical Violet (#CDA4DE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.12. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DCB0EE
HEX#DCB0EE
RGBrgb(220, 176, 238)
HSLhsl(283, 65%, 81%)
HSVhsv(283, 26%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(8%, 26%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(81.7% 0.097 316)
LABlab(77.42% 24.58 -24.84)
LCHlch(77.42% 34.94 314.70)

What #DCB0EE Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #DCB0EE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 5.12Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 6.25Medium Lavender Magenta#DDA0DDΔE 7.92Mauve#E0B0FFΔE 8.67Light Grayish Magenta#CC99CCΔE 10.25Pastel Violet#CB99C9ΔE 11.2

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#DCB0EE Channel Values

How #DCB0EE breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 220 · G 176 · B 2388-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 283° · S 65% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 283° · S 26% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 8% · M 26% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.83:1 vs white · 11.49:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DCB0EE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.83:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DCB0EE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DCB0EE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DCB0EE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#DCB0EE
Complementary
#C1EEAF
Analogous
#BDAFEE
Analogous
#EEAFE0
Triadic
#EEDCAF
Triadic
#AFEEDC
Split comp.
#E0EEAF
Split comp.
#AFEEBD

Tints & Shades of #DCB0EE

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#E0B7F0
#E5C4F3
#E9CDF4
#EFD9F7
#F2E2F9
#F8EEFB

Shades

#C881E4
#B452DA
#9D2BCA
#79219C
#55176D
#310D3F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #DCB0EE.

How #DCB0EE Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#DCB0EE
Protanopia#B8B8EE
Protanomaly#C8B5EE
Deuteranopia#C0C0ED
Deuteranomaly#CCBAED
Tritanopia#D5B9B9
Tritanomaly#D8B6D1
Achromatopsia#C0C0C0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DCB0EE in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-dcb0ee: #DCB0EE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DCB0EE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dcb0ee': '#DCB0EE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.863, green: 0.690, blue: 0.933)
Android XML<color name="color_dcb0ee">#DCB0EE</color>
SVG fillfill="#DCB0EE"

More Purple Colors

#DCB0EE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#DCB0EE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DCB0EE?

#DCB0EE is a lightest purple — rgb(220, 176, 238) in RGB and hsl(283, 65%, 81%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Tropical Violet (#CDA4DE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.12.

What is the RGB value of #DCB0EE?

#DCB0EE is rgb(220, 176, 238) — red 220, green 176, and blue 238 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DCB0EE?

#DCB0EE converts to approximately cmyk(8%, 26%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DCB0EE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DCB0EE scores 1.83:1 against white and 11.49:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DCB0EE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DCB0EE is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is plum (#DDA0DD) at a CIE76 distance of 7.92, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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