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#DCB2FF closest to Mauve

#DCB2FF 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 100.0% blue (rgb(220, 178, 255)). Its HSL value is 273° hue, 100% saturation and 85% lightness, and in CMYK it is 14% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #DCB2FF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.86:1.

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Variations of #DCB2FF

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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#DCB2FF 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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#DCB2FF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #DCB2FF 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 #ADC3FD
  • Protanopia 84% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A4C1FF
  • Protanomaly 88% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B5BDFF
  • Deuteranopia 85% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #ADC3FD
  • Deuteranomaly 90% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #BDBEFE
  • Tritanopia 83% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #D8BDCE
  • Tritanomaly 93% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #DBB6EA
  • Achromatopsia 77% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C3C3C3
  • Achromatomaly 83% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C9BFD4

#DCB2FF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.77:1 Very poor#DCB2FF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.86:1 Very good#DCB2FF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DCB2FF in CSS

/* Mauve */
.color { color: #DCB2FF; }
.background { background-color: #DCB2FF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DCB2FF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(220 178 255);
color: hsl(273 100% 85%);
color: oklch(0.827 0.114 308.9);

#DCB2FF FAQ

What color is #DCB2FF?

#DCB2FF 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 #DCB2FF?

#DCB2FF is rgb(220, 178, 255) in RGB, hsl(273, 100%, 85%) in HSL and cmyk(14%, 30%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DCB2FF?

The complementary color of #DCB2FF is #D5FFB2, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DCB2FF?

Black text has the best contrast on #DCB2FF: 11.86:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DCB2FF a warm or cool color?

#DCB2FF is a cool color.