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#DCBAF8 Color

#DCBAF8 is rgb(220, 186, 248) in RGB, hsl(273, 82%, 85%) in HSL, and about cmyk(11%, 25%, 0%, 3%) 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 8.19. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DCBAF8
HEX#DCBAF8
RGBrgb(220, 186, 248)
HSLhsl(273, 82%, 85%)
HSVhsv(273, 25%, 97%)
CMYKcmyk(11%, 25%, 0%, 3%)
OKLCHoklch(83.9% 0.092 309.3)
LABlab(80.08% 21.00 -26.17)
LCHlch(80.08% 33.56 308.74)

What #DCBAF8 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 #DCBAF8, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 8.19Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 9.35Mauve#E0B0FFΔE 9.98Pale Lavender#DCD0FFΔE 12.33Medium Lavender Magenta#DDA0DDΔE 12.55Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 12.97

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

#DCBAF8 Channel Values

How #DCBAF8 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 186 · B 2488-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 273° · S 82% · L 85%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 273° · S 25% · V 97%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 11% · M 25% · Y 0% · K 3%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.69:1 vs white · 12.42:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DCBAF8 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 text12.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DCBAF8 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DCBAF8

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DCBAF8; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#DCBAF8
Complementary
#D6F8B9
Analogous
#BDB9F8
Analogous
#F8B9F5
Triadic
#F8DCB9
Triadic
#B9F8DC
Split comp.
#F5F8B9
Split comp.
#B9F8BD

Tints & Shades of #DCBAF8

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

#E1C3F9
#E5CCFA
#EAD5FB
#ECDAFB
#F1E3FC
#F6ECFD

Shades

#C082F3
#A64FEE
#8A17E8
#6C12B5
#4A0C7D
#2C074A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #DCBAF8.

How #DCBAF8 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#DCBAF8
Protanopia#C0C0F8
Protanomaly#CCBEF8
Deuteranopia#C6C6F7
Deuteranomaly#CFC1F8
Tritanopia#D4C3C3
Tritanomaly#D7C0DA
Achromatopsia#C7C7C7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DCBAF8 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-dcbaf8: #DCBAF8;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DCBAF8;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dcbaf8': '#DCBAF8' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.863, green: 0.729, blue: 0.973)
Android XML<color name="color_dcbaf8">#DCBAF8</color>
SVG fillfill="#DCBAF8"

More Purple Colors

#DCBAF8 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#DCBAF8 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DCBAF8?

#DCBAF8 is a lightest purple — rgb(220, 186, 248) in RGB and hsl(273, 82%, 85%) 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 8.19.

What is the RGB value of #DCBAF8?

#DCBAF8 is rgb(220, 186, 248) — red 220, green 186, and blue 248 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DCBAF8?

#DCBAF8 converts to approximately cmyk(11%, 25%, 0%, 3%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DCBAF8 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DCBAF8 scores 1.69:1 against white and 12.42:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DCBAF8 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DCBAF8 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 12.55, which is visibly different.

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