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#dcb1fd color: Mauve

#dcb1fd is rgb(220, 177, 253) in RGB and oklch(82.461% 0.11341 309.835) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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274°
100%

82.5%
0.113
310°
  • Purple
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Pastel
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Mauve
  • purple-300
  • Black 1%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.79:1Hard to read
Lc -37
Black text
11.75:1Readable · AA
Lc 71

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About #dcb1fd

#dcb1fd is a pastel light purple color. In OKLCH it has 82.5% lightness, 0.113 chroma and a hue of 310°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.79:1 contrast and black text 11.75:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Mauve (#e0b0ff). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is purple-300.

More light purple colors

Lighter: #dcb1fd mixed with white

  1. dcb1fd
  2. e0b9fe
  3. e3c1fe
  4. e7c9fe
  5. ead0ff
  6. eed8ff
  7. f1e0ff
  8. f5e8ff
  9. f8f0ff
  10. fcf7ff

Darker: #dcb1fd mixed with black

  1. dcb1fd
  2. bf99dc
  3. a383bc
  4. 886c9d
  5. 6e577f
  6. 544262
  7. 3c2f47
  8. 261c2d
  9. 110c16
  10. 020103

Calmer: #dcb1fd with less saturation

  1. dcb1fd
  2. dab3f8
  3. d8b6f2
  4. d5b8ed
  5. d3bae7
  6. d1bce2
  7. cfbedc
  8. ccc0d7
  9. cac2d1
  10. c8c4cb

Questions about #dcb1fd

What color is #dcb1fd?

#dcb1fd is pastel light purple. The closest named color is Mauve. In RGB it is rgb(220, 177, 253), in HSL hsl(273.95, 95%, 84.31%) and in OKLCH oklch(82.461% 0.11341 309.835).

What colors go well with #dcb1fd?

The complementary color of #dcb1fd is #add585. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #b7beff and #f7a8dd. The triadic partners are #f5b871 and #5dddd6.

Is white or black text more readable on #dcb1fd?

Black text reads better on #dcb1fd: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.79:1 and black gives 11.75:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #dcb1fd a warm or cool color?

#dcb1fd is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 310 degrees, its lightness 82.5% and its chroma 0.113.