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#DFD9EC

#dfd9ec ≈ Lavender

  • violet
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#dfd9ec is a color from the violet family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 85.1% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.51% cyan, 8.05% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 258.95°, with 33.33% saturation and 88.82% 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 15.27:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lavender (#e6e6fa), ΔE 3.68.

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Relative luminance0.7137

Complementary

  1. #dfd9ec
  2. #e6ecd9

Split complementary

  1. #dfd9ec
  2. #ece8d9
  3. #dcecd9

Analogous

  1. #d9dcec
  2. #dfd9ec
  3. #e8d9ec

Triadic

  1. #dfd9ec
  2. #ecdfd9
  3. #d9ecdf

Tetradic

  1. #dfd9ec
  2. #ecd9e6
  3. #e6ecd9
  4. #d9ecdf

Square

  1. #dfd9ec
  2. #ecd9dc
  3. #e6ecd9
  4. #d9ece8

Monochromatic

  1. #8973b9
  2. #b4a6d2
  3. #dfd9ec
  4. #f4f1f8
  5. #f4f1f8

Shades

#dfd9ec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd9ec
  2. #c9c3d4
  3. #b2aebd
  4. #9c98a5
  5. #86828e
  6. #706d76
  7. #59575e
  8. #434147
  9. #2d2b2f
  10. #161618
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd9ec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd9ec
  2. #e2ddee
  3. #e5e1f0
  4. #e9e4f2
  5. #ece8f4
  6. #efecf6
  7. #f2f0f7
  8. #f5f4f9
  9. #f9f7fb
  10. #fcfbfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd9ec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd9ec
  2. #d6d0e1
  3. #ccc7d6
  4. #c3becc
  5. #b9b5c1
  6. #b0adb6
  7. #a6a4ab
  8. #9d9ba0
  9. #939296
  10. #8a898b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dcdcdc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dddbe2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d6dced ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d7dceb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dddbdf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dadbed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dadbec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dedae4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd9ec {
  color: #dfd9ec;
}
Background
.bg-dfd9ec {
  background-color: #dfd9ec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd9ec {
  border: 2px solid #dfd9ec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd9ec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 217 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 259 33% 89%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd9ec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd9ec, #e8d9ec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd9ec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 217 236 / 0.35);
}

#e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 3.68 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 4.01 #f8f4ff Magnolia ΔE 6.61 #fff0f5 Lavender Blush ΔE 8.25 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 8.71 #f8f8ff Ghost White ΔE 8.72 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 9.39 #202613 Inverted #dcdcdc Grayscale 

Lavender
#dfd9ec  rgb(223, 217, 236)  hsl(259, 33%, 89%)  Lavender
#e6ecd9  rgb(230, 236, 217)  hsl(79, 33%, 89%)  Beige
#ecdfd9  rgb(236, 223, 217)  hsl(19, 33%, 89%)  Linen
#d9ecdf  rgb(217, 236, 223)  hsl(139, 33%, 89%)  Honeydew