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#DCB2CA Purple Poodle

#DCB2CA is a light, muted pink named Purple Poodle. In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 69.8% green and 79.2% blue (rgb(220, 178, 202)). Its HSL value is 326° hue, 38% saturation and 78% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 8% yellow and 14% black. #DCB2CA is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.26:1.

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Variations of #DCB2CA

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#DCB2CA color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#DCB2CA for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #DCB2CA appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 89% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #BDC0C9
  • Protanopia 88% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B4BACB
  • Protanomaly 91% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C0B9CA
  • Deuteranopia 89% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #BDC0C9
  • Deuteranomaly 93% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #C7BBC9
  • Tritanopia 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #E2B2BA
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #DFB2C3
  • Achromatopsia 88% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BEBEBE
  • Achromatomaly 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C6BBC1

#DCB2CA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.86:1 Very poor#DCB2CA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.26:1 Very good#DCB2CA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DCB2CA in CSS

/* Purple Poodle */
.color { color: #DCB2CA; }
.background { background-color: #DCB2CA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DCB2CA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(220 178 202);
color: hsl(326 38% 78%);
color: oklch(0.808 0.058 343.2);

#DCB2CA FAQ

What color is #DCB2CA?

#DCB2CA is a light, muted pink. Its closest named color is Purple Poodle. It belongs to the pink color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #DCB2CA?

#DCB2CA is rgb(220, 178, 202) in RGB, hsl(326, 38%, 78%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 19%, 8%, 14%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DCB2CA?

The complementary color of #DCB2CA is #B2DCC4, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DCB2CA?

Black text has the best contrast on #DCB2CA: 11.26:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DCB2CA a warm or cool color?

#DCB2CA is a warm color.