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#DFDBE5

#dfdbe5 ≈ Lavender

  • gray
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Neutral
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#dfdbe5 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, 85.88% green and 89.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.62% cyan, 4.37% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.2% black. Its hue angle is 264°, with 16.13% saturation and 87.84% 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 15.4:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lavender (#e6e6fa), ΔE 4.75.

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Relative luminance0.7201

Complementary

  1. #dfdbe5
  2. #e1e5db

Split complementary

  1. #dfdbe5
  2. #e5e4db
  3. #dce5db

Analogous

  1. #dbdce5
  2. #dfdbe5
  3. #e4dbe5

Triadic

  1. #dfdbe5
  2. #e5dfdb
  3. #dbe5df

Tetradic

  1. #dfdbe5
  2. #e5dbe1
  3. #e1e5db
  4. #dbe5df

Square

  1. #dfdbe5
  2. #e5dbdc
  3. #e1e5db
  4. #dbe5e4

Monochromatic

  1. #9082a5
  2. #b8afc5
  3. #dfdbe5
  4. #f4f3f6
  5. #f4f3f6

Shades

#dfdbe5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfdbe5
  2. #c9c5ce
  3. #b2afb7
  4. #9c99a0
  5. #868389
  6. #706e73
  7. #59585c
  8. #434245
  9. #2d2c2e
  10. #161617
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfdbe5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfdbe5
  2. #e2dfe8
  3. #e5e2ea
  4. #e9e6ed
  5. #ece9ef
  6. #efedf2
  7. #f2f1f5
  8. #f5f4f7
  9. #f9f8fa
  10. #fcfbfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfdbe5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfdbe5
  2. #d6d2db
  3. #ccc9d1
  4. #c3c0c7
  5. #b9b7bd
  6. #b0aeb3
  7. #a6a4a8
  8. #9d9b9e
  9. #939294
  10. #8a898a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dddddd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dedce0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d9dce5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dadde5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dedcde ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dcdce5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dcdce5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dfdce1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfdbe5 {
  color: #dfdbe5;
}
Background
.bg-dfdbe5 {
  background-color: #dfdbe5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfdbe5 {
  border: 2px solid #dfdbe5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfdbe5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 219 229;
  --color-primary-hsl: 264 16% 88%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfdbe5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfdbe5, #e4dbe5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfdbe5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 219 229 / 0.35);
}

#e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 4.75 #f8f4ff Magnolia ΔE 5.40 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 5.66 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 6.08 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 6.08 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 6.20 #f8f8ff Ghost White ΔE 6.51 #20241a Inverted #dddddd Grayscale 

Lavender
#dfdbe5  rgb(223, 219, 229)  hsl(264, 16%, 88%)  Lavender
#e1e5db  rgb(225, 229, 219)  hsl(84, 16%, 88%)  Platinum
#e5dfdb  rgb(229, 223, 219)  hsl(24, 16%, 88%)  Timberwolf
#dbe5df  rgb(219, 229, 223)  hsl(144, 16%, 88%)  Mint Cream