Close to Thistle
#DCBEE5
#DCBEE5 is a very light, muted purple, close to the color Thistle. In RGB it’s made of 86.3% red, 74.5% green, and 89.8% blue. Its hue is 286°, with 43% saturation and 82% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Tints, shades & tones
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #DCBEE5.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
1.67:1 FailBlack text on this color
12.54:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.67:1 FailThis color as text on black
12.54:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #DCBEE5 as they’d see it.
#DCBEE5 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #DCBEE5
What color is #DCBEE5?
#DCBEE5 is a very light, muted purple, close to the color Thistle. In RGB it’s made of 86.3% red, 74.5% green, and 89.8% blue. Its hue is 286°, with 43% saturation and 82% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #DCBEE5 in RGB?
#DCBEE5 is rgb(220, 190, 229): 220 red, 190 green, and 229 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #DCBEE5 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(4, 17, 0, 10). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #DCBEE5?
PANTONE 2562 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #DCBEE5?
Its complement #B3D0AA gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.