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#DFDAE5

#dfdae5 ≈ Lavender

  • gray
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Neutral
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#dfdae5 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, 85.49% green and 89.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.62% cyan, 4.8% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.2% black. Its hue angle is 267.27°, with 17.46% saturation and 87.65% 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 15.3:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lavender (#e6e6fa), ΔE 4.66.

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Relative luminance0.7149

Complementary

  1. #dfdae5
  2. #e0e5da

Split complementary

  1. #dfdae5
  2. #e5e5da
  3. #dbe5da

Analogous

  1. #dadbe5
  2. #dfdae5
  3. #e5dae5

Triadic

  1. #dfdae5
  2. #e5dfda
  3. #dae5df

Tetradic

  1. #dfdae5
  2. #e5dae0
  3. #e0e5da
  4. #dae5df

Square

  1. #dfdae5
  2. #e5dadb
  3. #e0e5da
  4. #dae5e5

Monochromatic

  1. #9180a6
  2. #b8adc5
  3. #dfdae5
  4. #f5f3f7
  5. #f5f3f7

Shades

#dfdae5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfdae5
  2. #c9c4ce
  3. #b2aeb7
  4. #9c99a0
  5. #868389
  6. #706d73
  7. #59575c
  8. #434145
  9. #2d2c2e
  10. #161617
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfdae5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfdae5
  2. #e2dee8
  3. #e5e1ea
  4. #e9e5ed
  5. #ece9ef
  6. #efedf2
  7. #f2f0f5
  8. #f5f4f7
  9. #f9f8fa
  10. #fcfbfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfdae5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfdae5
  2. #d6d1db
  3. #ccc8d1
  4. #c3bfc7
  5. #b9b6bd
  6. #b0adb3
  7. #a6a4a8
  8. #9d9b9e
  9. #939294
  10. #8a898a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dcdcdc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dddbe0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d8dce6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d9dce5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dedbdd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dbdbe5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dcdbe5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dfdbe1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfdae5 {
  color: #dfdae5;
}
Background
.bg-dfdae5 {
  background-color: #dfdae5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfdae5 {
  border: 2px solid #dfdae5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfdae5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 218 229;
  --color-primary-hsl: 267 17% 88%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfdae5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfdae5, #e5dae5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfdae5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 218 229 / 0.35);
}

#e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 4.66 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 5.56 #f8f4ff Magnolia ΔE 5.57 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 6.28 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 6.61 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 6.61 #fff0f5 Lavender Blush ΔE 6.83 #20251a Inverted #dcdcdc Grayscale 

Lavender
#dfdae5  rgb(223, 218, 229)  hsl(267, 17%, 88%)  Lavender
#e0e5da  rgb(224, 229, 218)  hsl(87, 17%, 88%)  Platinum
#e5dfda  rgb(229, 223, 218)  hsl(27, 17%, 88%)  Timberwolf
#dae5df  rgb(218, 229, 223)  hsl(147, 17%, 88%)  Mint Cream