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#DCC9ED Color

#DCC9ED is rgb(220, 201, 237) in RGB, hsl(272, 50%, 86%) in HSL, and about cmyk(7%, 15%, 0%, 7%) 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 5.29. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DCC9ED
HEX#DCC9ED
RGBrgb(220, 201, 237)
HSLhsl(272, 50%, 86%)
HSVhsv(272, 15%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(7%, 15%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(86.3% 0.053 308.9)
LABlab(83.41% 11.77 -15.33)
LCHlch(83.41% 19.33 307.51)

What #DCC9ED 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 #DCC9ED, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Soap#CEC8EFΔE 5.29Pale Lavender#DCD0FFΔE 6.64Thistle#D8BFD8ΔE 7.07Languid Lavender#D6CADDΔE 8.93Lavender Blue#CCCCFFΔE 10.58Light Periwinkle#C5CBE1ΔE 11.39

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

#DCC9ED Channel Values

How #DCC9ED 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 201 · B 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 272° · S 50% · L 86%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 272° · S 15% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 7% · M 15% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.54:1 vs white · 13.62:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DCC9ED 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 text1.54:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DCC9ED in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DCC9ED

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DCC9ED; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#DCC9ED
Complementary
#DAEDC9
Analogous
#CBC9ED
Analogous
#EDC9EC
Triadic
#EDDCC9
Triadic
#C9EDDC
Split comp.
#ECEDC9
Split comp.
#C9EDCB

Tints & Shades of #DCC9ED

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

#E1D1F0
#E4D5F1
#E9DDF4
#EEE4F6
#F3ECF9
#F5F0FA

Shades

#BF9CDE
#A471D0
#8644C1
#673295
#472267
#2A143D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #DCC9ED.

How #DCC9ED 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#DCC9ED
Protanopia#CCCCED
Protanomaly#D3CBED
Deuteranopia#D0D0ED
Deuteranomaly#D5CDED
Tritanopia#D7CECE
Tritanomaly#D9CCDB
Achromatopsia#D0D0D0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DCC9ED in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-dcc9ed: #DCC9ED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DCC9ED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dcc9ed': '#DCC9ED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.863, green: 0.788, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_dcc9ed">#DCC9ED</color>
SVG fillfill="#DCC9ED"

More Purple Colors

#DCC9ED sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#DCC9ED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DCC9ED?

#DCC9ED is a lightest purple — rgb(220, 201, 237) in RGB and hsl(272, 50%, 86%) 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 5.29.

What is the RGB value of #DCC9ED?

#DCC9ED is rgb(220, 201, 237) — red 220, green 201, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DCC9ED?

#DCC9ED converts to approximately cmyk(7%, 15%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DCC9ED be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DCC9ED scores 1.54:1 against white and 13.62:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DCC9ED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DCC9ED 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 7.07, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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Keep exploring: every purple in the color library, the guide to shades of purple, or the full color library.