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#DCB6ED Color

#DCB6ED is rgb(220, 182, 237) in RGB, hsl(281, 60%, 82%) in HSL, and about cmyk(7%, 23%, 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 6.58. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DCB6ED
HEX#DCB6ED
RGBrgb(220, 182, 237)
HSLhsl(281, 60%, 82%)
HSVhsv(281, 23%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(7%, 23%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(82.7% 0.086 315.3)
LABlab(78.81% 21.37 -22.21)
LCHlch(78.81% 30.82 313.90)

What #DCB6ED 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 #DCB6ED, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 6.58Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 8.27Medium Lavender Magenta#DDA0DDΔE 10.77Light Grayish Magenta#CC99CCΔE 11.06Light Orchid#E6A8D7ΔE 11.15Pastel Violet#CB99C9ΔE 11.45

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

#DCB6ED Channel Values

How #DCB6ED 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 182 · B 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 281° · S 60% · L 82%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 281° · S 23% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 7% · M 23% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.76:1 vs white · 11.96:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DCB6ED 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 text1.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.96:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DCB6ED in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DCB6ED

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DCB6ED; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#DCB6ED
Complementary
#C7EDB6
Analogous
#C0B6ED
Analogous
#EDB6E3
Triadic
#EDDBB6
Triadic
#B6EDDB
Split comp.
#E3EDB6
Split comp.
#B6EDC0

Tints & Shades of #DCB6ED

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

#DFBEEF
#E5CAF2
#E9D2F4
#EDDAF6
#F1E2F8
#F7EFFB

Shades

#C589E1
#AF5CD6
#9832C8
#732697
#511B6A
#2F0F3D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #DCB6ED.

How #DCB6ED 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#DCB6ED
Protanopia#BDBDED
Protanomaly#CABAED
Deuteranopia#C4C4EC
Deuteranomaly#CEBEEC
Tritanopia#D5BEBE
Tritanomaly#D8BBD3
Achromatopsia#C3C3C3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DCB6ED in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-dcb6ed: #DCB6ED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DCB6ED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dcb6ed': '#DCB6ED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.863, green: 0.714, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_dcb6ed">#DCB6ED</color>
SVG fillfill="#DCB6ED"

More Purple Colors

#DCB6ED sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#DCB6ED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DCB6ED?

#DCB6ED is a lightest purple — rgb(220, 182, 237) in RGB and hsl(281, 60%, 82%) 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 6.58.

What is the RGB value of #DCB6ED?

#DCB6ED is rgb(220, 182, 237) — red 220, green 182, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DCB6ED?

#DCB6ED converts to approximately cmyk(7%, 23%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DCB6ED be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DCB6ED scores 1.76:1 against white and 11.96:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DCB6ED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DCB6ED 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 10.77, which is visibly different.

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