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#DCBEE2 closest to York Plum

#DCBEE2 is a light, muted purple; the closest named color is York Plum. In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 74.5% green and 88.6% blue (rgb(220, 190, 226)). Its HSL value is 290° hue, 38% saturation and 82% lightness, and in CMYK it is 3% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black. #DCBEE2 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.51:1.

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Variations of #DCBEE2

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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#DCBEE2 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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#DCBEE2 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #DCBEE2 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 91% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #C1C9E1
  • Protanopia 90% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BBC6E4
  • Protanomaly 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C4C4E3
  • Deuteranopia 91% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #C1C9E1
  • Deuteranomaly 94% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #C9C5E1
  • Tritanopia 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #DDC1CA
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #DDBFD7
  • Achromatopsia 88% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C8C8C8
  • Achromatomaly 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #CDC5CF

#DCBEE2 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.68:1 Very poor#DCBEE2 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.51:1 Super#DCBEE2 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DCBEE2 in CSS

/* York Plum */
.color { color: #DCBEE2; }
.background { background-color: #DCBEE2; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DCBEE2; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(220 190 226);
color: hsl(290 38% 82%);
color: oklch(0.838 0.059 320.6);

#DCBEE2 FAQ

What color is #DCBEE2?

#DCBEE2 is a light, muted purple. Its closest named color is York Plum. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #DCBEE2?

#DCBEE2 is rgb(220, 190, 226) in RGB, hsl(290, 38%, 82%) in HSL and cmyk(3%, 16%, 0%, 11%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DCBEE2?

The complementary color of #DCBEE2 is #C4E2BE, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DCBEE2?

Black text has the best contrast on #DCBEE2: 12.51:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DCBEE2 a warm or cool color?

#DCBEE2 is a cool color.