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#dcb1fe color: Mauve

#dcb1fe is rgb(220, 177, 254) in RGB and oklch(82.502% 0.11462 309.499) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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274°
100%

82.5%
0.115
309°
  • Purple
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Pastel
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Mauve
  • purple-300
  • Black 0%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.79:1Hard to read
Lc -37
Black text
11.76:1Readable · AA
Lc 71

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About #dcb1fe

#dcb1fe is a pastel light purple color. In OKLCH it has 82.5% lightness, 0.115 chroma and a hue of 309°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.79:1 contrast and black text 11.76:1, 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: #dcb1fe mixed with white

  1. dcb1fe
  2. e0b9fe
  3. e3c1ff
  4. e7c9ff
  5. ead1ff
  6. eed8ff
  7. f1e0ff
  8. f5e8ff
  9. f8f0ff
  10. fcf7ff

Darker: #dcb1fe mixed with black

  1. dcb1fe
  2. bf99dd
  3. a383bd
  4. 886c9e
  5. 6e5780
  6. 544263
  7. 3c2f47
  8. 261c2d
  9. 110c16
  10. 020103

Calmer: #dcb1fe with less saturation

  1. dcb1fe
  2. dab3f9
  3. d8b6f3
  4. d5b8ee
  5. d3bae8
  6. d1bce2
  7. cfbedd
  8. ccc0d7
  9. cac2d1
  10. c8c4cb

Questions about #dcb1fe

What color is #dcb1fe?

#dcb1fe is pastel light purple. The closest named color is Mauve. In RGB it is rgb(220, 177, 254), in HSL hsl(273.51, 97.47%, 84.51%) and in OKLCH oklch(82.502% 0.11462 309.499).

What colors go well with #dcb1fe?

The complementary color of #dcb1fe is #aed584. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #b7beff and #f8a8de. The triadic partners are #f6b870 and #5bded5.

Is white or black text more readable on #dcb1fe?

Black text reads better on #dcb1fe: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.79:1 and black gives 11.76:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #dcb1fe a warm or cool color?

#dcb1fe is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 309 degrees, its lightness 82.5% and its chroma 0.115.