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#DFD9EF

#dfd9ef ≈ Lavender

  • violet
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#dfd9ef 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 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.69% cyan, 9.21% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 256.36°, with 40.74% saturation and 89.41% 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 15.31:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lavender (#e6e6fa), ΔE 3.8.

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Relative luminance0.7155

Complementary

  1. #dfd9ef
  2. #e9efd9

Split complementary

  1. #dfd9ef
  2. #efead9
  3. #deefd9

Analogous

  1. #d9deef
  2. #dfd9ef
  3. #ead9ef

Triadic

  1. #dfd9ef
  2. #efdfd9
  3. #d9efdf

Tetradic

  1. #dfd9ef
  2. #efd9e9
  3. #e9efd9
  4. #d9efdf

Square

  1. #dfd9ef
  2. #efd9de
  3. #e9efd9
  4. #d9efea

Monochromatic

  1. #846dc2
  2. #b2a3d8
  3. #dfd9ef
  4. #f3f1f9
  5. #f3f1f9

Shades

#dfd9ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd9ef
  2. #c9c3d7
  3. #b2aebf
  4. #9c98a7
  5. #86828f
  6. #706d78
  7. #595760
  8. #434148
  9. #2d2b30
  10. #161618
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd9ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd9ef
  2. #e2ddf1
  3. #e5e1f2
  4. #e9e4f4
  5. #ece8f5
  6. #efecf7
  7. #f2f0f9
  8. #f5f4fa
  9. #f9f7fc
  10. #fcfbfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd9ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd9ef
  2. #d6d0e4
  3. #ccc7d9
  4. #c3bece
  5. #b9b5c3
  6. #b0adb8
  7. #a6a4ac
  8. #9d9ba1
  9. #939296
  10. #8a898b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dcdcdc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dddbe4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d5dcf0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d6dcee ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dcdce0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d9dbf0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dadbef ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dddbe6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd9ef {
  color: #dfd9ef;
}
Background
.bg-dfd9ef {
  background-color: #dfd9ef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd9ef {
  border: 2px solid #dfd9ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd9ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 217 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 256 41% 89%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd9ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd9ef, #ead9ef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd9ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 217 239 / 0.35);
}

#e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 3.80 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 4.14 #f8f4ff Magnolia ΔE 7.19 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 8.49 #fff0f5 Lavender Blush ΔE 8.96 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 9.32 #f8f8ff Ghost White ΔE 9.39 #202610 Inverted #dcdcdc Grayscale 

Lavender
#dfd9ef  rgb(223, 217, 239)  hsl(256, 41%, 89%)  Lavender
#e9efd9  rgb(233, 239, 217)  hsl(76, 41%, 89%)  Beige
#efdfd9  rgb(239, 223, 217)  hsl(16, 41%, 89%)  Misty Rose
#d9efdf  rgb(217, 239, 223)  hsl(136, 41%, 89%)  Honeydew