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#DCB2FA closest to Mauve

#DCB2FA is a light, moderately saturated purple; the closest named color is Mauve. In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 69.8% green and 98.0% blue (rgb(220, 178, 250)). Its HSL value is 275° hue, 88% saturation and 84% lightness, and in CMYK it is 12% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black. #DCB2FA is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.79:1.

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Variations of #DCB2FA

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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#DCB2FA 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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#DCB2FA for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #DCB2FA appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 85% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #AFC3F8
  • Protanopia 84% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A6C0FD
  • Protanomaly 89% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B6BDFC
  • Deuteranopia 85% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #AFC3F8
  • Deuteranomaly 90% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #BEBEF9
  • Tritanopia 85% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #D9BBCC
  • Tritanomaly 93% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #DCB6E6
  • Achromatopsia 78% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C2C2C2
  • Achromatomaly 84% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C9BED2

#DCB2FA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.78:1 Very poor#DCB2FA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.79:1 Very good#DCB2FA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DCB2FA in CSS

/* Mauve */
.color { color: #DCB2FA; }
.background { background-color: #DCB2FA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DCB2FA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(220 178 250);
color: hsl(275 88% 84%);
color: oklch(0.825 0.108 310.7);

#DCB2FA FAQ

What color is #DCB2FA?

#DCB2FA is a light, moderately saturated purple. Its closest named color is Mauve. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #DCB2FA?

#DCB2FA is rgb(220, 178, 250) in RGB, hsl(275, 88%, 84%) in HSL and cmyk(12%, 29%, 0%, 2%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DCB2FA?

The complementary color of #DCB2FA is #D0FAB2, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DCB2FA?

Black text has the best contrast on #DCB2FA: 11.79:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DCB2FA a warm or cool color?

#DCB2FA is a cool color.