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#DCB9FE Color

#DCB9FE is rgb(220, 185, 254) in RGB, hsl(270, 97%, 86%) in HSL, and about cmyk(13%, 27%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mauve (#E0B0FF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.99. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DCB9FE
HEX#DCB9FE
RGBrgb(220, 185, 254)
HSLhsl(270, 97%, 86%)
HSVhsv(270, 27%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(13%, 27%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(83.9% 0.101 307.4)
LABlab(80.02% 22.44 -29.46)
LCHlch(80.02% 37.03 307.30)

What #DCB9FE 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 #DCB9FE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Mauve#E0B0FFΔE 6.99Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 9.47Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 10.08Medium Lavender Magenta#DDA0DDΔE 13.06Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 13.29Pale Lavender#DCD0FFΔE 14.99

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

#DCB9FE Channel Values

How #DCB9FE 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 185 · B 2548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 270° · S 97% · L 86%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 270° · S 27% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 13% · M 27% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.69:1 vs white · 12.41:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DCB9FE 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 text1.69:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.41:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DCB9FE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DCB9FE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DCB9FE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#DCB9FE
Complementary
#DBFEB9
Analogous
#B9B9FE
Analogous
#FEB9FE
Triadic
#FEDBB9
Triadic
#B9FEDB
Split comp.
#FEFEB9
Split comp.
#B9FEB9

Tints & Shades of #DCB9FE

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

#E0C3FE
#E3C8FE
#E8D2FE
#EDDCFE
#F2E6FF
#F5EBFF

Shades

#BD7CFD
#A145FC
#8209FB
#6303C4
#450288
#290150

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #DCB9FE.

How #DCB9FE 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#DCB9FE
Protanopia#C0C0FE
Protanomaly#CCBDFE
Deuteranopia#C5C5FD
Deuteranomaly#CFC1FE
Tritanopia#D3C4C4
Tritanomaly#D7BFDD
Achromatopsia#C7C7C7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DCB9FE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-dcb9fe: #DCB9FE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DCB9FE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dcb9fe': '#DCB9FE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.863, green: 0.725, blue: 0.996)
Android XML<color name="color_dcb9fe">#DCB9FE</color>
SVG fillfill="#DCB9FE"

More Purple Colors

#DCB9FE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#DCB9FE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DCB9FE?

#DCB9FE is a lightest purple — rgb(220, 185, 254) in RGB and hsl(270, 97%, 86%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mauve (#E0B0FF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.99.

What is the RGB value of #DCB9FE?

#DCB9FE is rgb(220, 185, 254) — red 220, green 185, and blue 254 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DCB9FE?

#DCB9FE converts to approximately cmyk(13%, 27%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DCB9FE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DCB9FE scores 1.69:1 against white and 12.41:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DCB9FE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DCB9FE 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 13.06, which is visibly different.

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