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#DCD8E8 Color

#DCD8E8 is rgb(220, 216, 232) in RGB, hsl(255, 26%, 88%) in HSL, and about cmyk(5%, 7%, 0%, 9%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender (#E6E6FA), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.34. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DCD8E8
HEX#DCD8E8
RGBrgb(220, 216, 232)
HSLhsl(255, 26%, 88%)
HSVhsv(255, 7%, 91%)
CMYKcmyk(5%, 7%, 0%, 9%)
OKLCHoklch(89% 0.022 297.4)
LABlab(87.02% 3.61 -7.37)
LCHlch(87.02% 8.20 296.10)

What #DCD8E8 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 #DCD8E8, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender#E6E6FAΔE 5.34Languid Lavender#D6CADDΔE 5.41Chrome#DBE4EBΔE 7.09Light Periwinkle#C5CBE1ΔE 7.27Lavender Gray#C4C3D0ΔE 8.03Light Silver#D8D8D8ΔE 8.23

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

#DCD8E8 Channel Values

How #DCD8E8 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 216 · B 2328-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 255° · S 26% · L 88%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 255° · S 7% · V 91%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 5% · M 7% · Y 0% · K 9%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.4:1 vs white · 15.03:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DCD8E8 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 text1.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.03:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DCD8E8 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DCD8E8

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DCD8E8; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#DCD8E8
Complementary
#E4E8D8
Analogous
#D8DCE8
Analogous
#E4D8E8
Triadic
#E8DCD8
Triadic
#D8E8DC
Split comp.
#E8E4D8
Split comp.
#DCE8D8

Tints & Shades of #DCD8E8

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

#DFDCEA
#E5E2EE
#E8E5F0
#EEECF4
#F1EFF6
#F6F5F9

Shades

#BAB2D2
#978BBB
#7565A4
#594B81
#3E355A
#231E33

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #DCD8E8.

How #DCD8E8 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#DCD8E8
Protanopia#D9D9E8
Protanomaly#DAD8E8
Deuteranopia#D9D9E8
Deuteranomaly#DAD9E8
Tritanopia#DADADA
Tritanomaly#DBD9E0
Achromatopsia#DADADA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DCD8E8 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-dcd8e8: #DCD8E8;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DCD8E8;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dcd8e8': '#DCD8E8' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.863, green: 0.847, blue: 0.910)
Android XML<color name="color_dcd8e8">#DCD8E8</color>
SVG fillfill="#DCD8E8"

More Purple Colors

#DCD8E8 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024fdf8ff170b22fdf4ff1b0d35faf5ff1d0731fae8ff1e0033f6cfff20002ef3e8ff3000524020605414906600cc7008e78806ce9900cca11fffb19cd9c27affcebeefe0b2eb

#DCD8E8 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DCD8E8?

#DCD8E8 is a lightest purple — rgb(220, 216, 232) in RGB and hsl(255, 26%, 88%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender (#E6E6FA), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.34.

What is the RGB value of #DCD8E8?

#DCD8E8 is rgb(220, 216, 232) — red 220, green 216, and blue 232 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DCD8E8?

#DCD8E8 converts to approximately cmyk(5%, 7%, 0%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DCD8E8 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DCD8E8 scores 1.4:1 against white and 15.03:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DCD8E8 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DCD8E8 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 lavender (#E6E6FA) at a CIE76 distance of 5.34, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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