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#DCC7EB Color

#DCC7EB is rgb(220, 199, 235) in RGB, hsl(275, 47%, 85%) in HSL, and about cmyk(6%, 15%, 0%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Soap (#CEC8EF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.88. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DCC7EB
HEX#DCC7EB
RGBrgb(220, 199, 235)
HSLhsl(275, 47%, 85%)
HSVhsv(275, 15%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(6%, 15%, 0%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(85.8% 0.054 311.2)
LABlab(82.86% 12.48 -15.08)
LCHlch(82.86% 19.57 309.61)

What #DCC7EB 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 #DCC7EB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Soap#CEC8EFΔE 5.88Thistle#D8BFD8ΔE 6.57Pale Lavender#DCD0FFΔE 7.18Languid Lavender#D6CADDΔE 9.11Lavender Blue#CCCCFFΔE 11.11Digital Lavender#C8B7C9ΔE 11.23

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

#DCC7EB Channel Values

How #DCC7EB 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 199 · B 2358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 275° · S 47% · L 85%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 275° · S 15% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 6% · M 15% · Y 0% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.57:1 vs white · 13.41:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DCC7EB 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 text1.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.41:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DCC7EB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DCC7EB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DCC7EB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#DCC7EB
Complementary
#D6EBC7
Analogous
#CAC7EB
Analogous
#EBC7E8
Triadic
#EBDCC7
Triadic
#C7EBDC
Split comp.
#E8EBC7
Split comp.
#C7EBCA

Tints & Shades of #DCC7EB

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

#E0CEED
#E5D6F0
#EADDF3
#ECE1F4
#F1E9F7
#F6F0FA

Shades

#C09ADB
#A671CC
#8944BB
#6B3592
#4A2465
#2C163C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #DCC7EB.

How #DCC7EB 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#DCC7EB
Protanopia#CBCBEB
Protanomaly#D2C9EB
Deuteranopia#CECEEA
Deuteranomaly#D4CBEB
Tritanopia#D7CCCC
Tritanomaly#D9CAD9
Achromatopsia#CFCFCF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DCC7EB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-dcc7eb: #DCC7EB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DCC7EB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dcc7eb': '#DCC7EB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.863, green: 0.780, blue: 0.922)
Android XML<color name="color_dcc7eb">#DCC7EB</color>
SVG fillfill="#DCC7EB"

More Purple Colors

#DCC7EB sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#DCC7EB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DCC7EB?

#DCC7EB is a lightest purple — rgb(220, 199, 235) in RGB and hsl(275, 47%, 85%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Soap (#CEC8EF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.88.

What is the RGB value of #DCC7EB?

#DCC7EB is rgb(220, 199, 235) — red 220, green 199, and blue 235 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DCC7EB?

#DCC7EB converts to approximately cmyk(6%, 15%, 0%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DCC7EB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DCC7EB scores 1.57:1 against white and 13.41:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DCC7EB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DCC7EB 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 thistle (#D8BFD8) at a CIE76 distance of 6.57, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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