#DCB8EB#DCB8EB
#DCB8EB is a very light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.555; OKLCH L 83.0% C 0.080 H 315.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DCB8EB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(220, 184, 235) |
| HSL | hsl(282, 56%, 82%) |
| HSV | hsv(282, 22%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(6.4%, 21.7%, 0%, 7.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.33, 21.92, -20.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.33, 30.05, 316.85°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.03% 0.0574 -0.0556) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.03% 0.08 315.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(61.6488, 55.4956, 86.0452) |
| Luminance | 0.5550 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Light Lavendar
#EFC0FE
ΔE00 3.93
Light Lilac
#EDC8FF
ΔE00 4.09
Light Lavender
#DFC5FE
ΔE00 4.31
Pale Lilac
#E4CBFF
ΔE00 4.92
Light Violet
#D6B4FC
ΔE00 5.30
Pale Lavender
#EECFFE
ΔE00 5.34
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DCB8EB #C7EBB8
analogous
#C3B8EB #DCB8EB #EBB8E1
triadic
#DCB8EB #EBDCB8 #B8EBDC
tetradic
#DCB8EB #EBC3B8 #C7EBB8 #B8E1EB
square
#DCB8EB #EBC3B8 #C7EBB8 #B8E1EB
split-complementary
#DCB8EB #E1EBB8 #B8EBC3
monochromatic
#AD59D0 #C488DE #DCB8EB #F3E7F8 #F3E7F8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.74
#DCB8EB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.10
#DCB8EB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DCB8EB
12.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DCB8EB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DCB8EB | 1.00 | 1.74 | 12.10 | 12.10 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.74 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B2C2ED
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B9C6E9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DCBEC9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C4C4C4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dcb8eb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(220, 184, 235); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.0% 0.080 315.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e7cdf1',
500: '#dcb8eb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dcb8eb; $custom-light: #e7cdf1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dcb8eb",
"rgb": {
"r": 220,
"g": 184,
"b": 235
},
"hsl": {
"h": 282.353,
"s": 56.044,
"l": 82.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.83026,
"c": 0.07992,
"h": 315.9
},
"luminance": 0.55495
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DCB8EB
secondary
#95C780
accent
#C42251
background
#FEFEFF
surface
#FCFAFE
border
#D5D3D6
text
#161316
muted
#848385