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#DFD9E2

#dfd9e2 ≈ Lavender

  • gray
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Neutral
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#dfd9e2 is a color from the gray family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 85.1% green and 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.33% cyan, 3.98% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 280°, with 13.43% saturation and 86.86% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral color, often associated with neutrality, balance and professionalism. Designers typically use it for body text and typography, corporate identities and backgrounds and large surfaces. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 15.16:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lavender (#e6e6fa), ΔE 5.55.

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Relative luminance0.708

Complementary

  1. #dfd9e2
  2. #dce2d9

Split complementary

  1. #dfd9e2
  2. #e0e2d9
  3. #d9e2da

Analogous

  1. #dad9e2
  2. #dfd9e2
  3. #e2d9e0

Triadic

  1. #dfd9e2
  2. #e2dfd9
  3. #d9e2df

Tetradic

  1. #dfd9e2
  2. #e2d9dc
  3. #dce2d9
  4. #d9e2df

Square

  1. #dfd9e2
  2. #e2dad9
  3. #dce2d9
  4. #d9e0e2

Monochromatic

  1. #9682a0
  2. #baaec1
  3. #dfd9e2
  4. #f5f3f6
  5. #f5f3f6

Shades

#dfd9e2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd9e2
  2. #c9c3cb
  3. #b2aeb5
  4. #9c989e
  5. #868288
  6. #706d71
  7. #59575a
  8. #434144
  9. #2d2b2d
  10. #161617
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd9e2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd9e2
  2. #e2dde5
  3. #e5e1e8
  4. #e9e4eb
  5. #ece8ee
  6. #efecf1
  7. #f2f0f3
  8. #f5f4f6
  9. #f9f7f9
  10. #fcfbfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd9e2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd9e2
  2. #d6d0d8
  3. #ccc7ce
  4. #c3bec5
  5. #b9b5bb
  6. #b0adb1
  7. #a6a4a7
  8. #9d9b9d
  9. #939294
  10. #8a898a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dbdbdb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dddade ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d8dbe2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d9dbe2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dfdadc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dbdae2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dcdae2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dfdade ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd9e2 {
  color: #dfd9e2;
}
Background
.bg-dfd9e2 {
  background-color: #dfd9e2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd9e2 {
  border: 2px solid #dfd9e2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd9e2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 217 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 280 13% 87%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd9e2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd9e2, #e2d9e0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd9e2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 217 226 / 0.35);
}

#e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 5.55 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 5.76 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 5.81 #f8f4ff Magnolia ΔE 5.87 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 6.04 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 6.04 #fff0f5 Lavender Blush ΔE 6.55 #20261d Inverted #dbdbdb Grayscale 

Lavender
#dfd9e2  rgb(223, 217, 226)  hsl(280, 13%, 87%)  Lavender
#dce2d9  rgb(220, 226, 217)  hsl(100, 13%, 87%)  Platinum
#e2dfd9  rgb(226, 223, 217)  hsl(40, 13%, 87%)  Timberwolf
#d9e2df  rgb(217, 226, 223)  hsl(160, 13%, 87%)  Gainsboro