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#DCD8EA

#dcd8ea ≈ Lavender

  • violet
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#dcd8ea is a color from the violet family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 84.71% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.98% cyan, 7.69% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 253.33°, with 30% saturation and 88.24% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 15.05:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lavender (#e6e6fa), ΔE 3.46.

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Relative luminance0.7027

Complementary

  1. #dcd8ea
  2. #e6ead8

Split complementary

  1. #dcd8ea
  2. #eae5d8
  3. #ddead8

Analogous

  1. #d8ddea
  2. #dcd8ea
  3. #e5d8ea

Triadic

  1. #dcd8ea
  2. #eadcd8
  3. #d8eadc

Tetradic

  1. #dcd8ea
  2. #ead8e6
  3. #e6ead8
  4. #d8eadc

Square

  1. #dcd8ea
  2. #ead8dd
  3. #e6ead8
  4. #d8eae5

Monochromatic

  1. #8375b4
  2. #afa6cf
  3. #dcd8ea
  4. #f3f2f8
  5. #f3f2f8

Shades

#dcd8ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcd8ea
  2. #c6c2d3
  3. #b0adbb
  4. #9a97a4
  5. #84828c
  6. #6e6c75
  7. #58565e
  8. #424146
  9. #2c2b2f
  10. #161617
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcd8ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcd8ea
  2. #e0dcec
  3. #e3e0ee
  4. #e7e4f0
  5. #eae8f2
  6. #eeecf5
  7. #f1eff7
  8. #f5f3f9
  9. #f8f7fb
  10. #fcfbfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcd8ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcd8ea
  2. #d3cfdf
  3. #cac6d5
  4. #c0beca
  5. #b7b5c0
  6. #aeacb5
  7. #a5a3aa
  8. #9c9aa0
  9. #929295
  10. #89898b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dadada ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dbd9e1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d5daeb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d5dae9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dadade ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d8d9eb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d8d9ea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dbd9e3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcd8ea {
  color: #dcd8ea;
}
Background
.bg-dcd8ea {
  background-color: #dcd8ea;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcd8ea {
  border: 2px solid #dcd8ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcd8ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 216 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 253 30% 88%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcd8ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcd8ea, #e5d8ea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcd8ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 216 234 / 0.35);
}

#e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 3.46 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 4.38 #f8f4ff Magnolia ΔE 6.63 #f8f8ff Ghost White ΔE 8.47 #fff0f5 Lavender Blush ΔE 8.57 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 8.75 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 8.90 #232715 Inverted #dadada Grayscale 

Lavender
#dcd8ea  rgb(220, 216, 234)  hsl(253, 30%, 88%)  Lavender
#e6ead8  rgb(230, 234, 216)  hsl(73, 30%, 88%)  Beige
#eadcd8  rgb(234, 220, 216)  hsl(13, 30%, 88%)  Timberwolf
#d8eadc  rgb(216, 234, 220)  hsl(133, 30%, 88%)  Honeydew