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#DFDCE5

#dfdce5 ≈ Lavender

  • gray
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Neutral
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#dfdce5 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, 86.27% green and 89.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.62% cyan, 3.93% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.2% black. Its hue angle is 260°, with 14.75% saturation and 88.04% 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 15.51:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lavender (#e6e6fa), ΔE 4.95.

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Relative luminance0.7253

Complementary

  1. #dfdce5
  2. #e2e5dc

Split complementary

  1. #dfdce5
  2. #e5e4dc
  3. #dee5dc

Analogous

  1. #dcdee5
  2. #dfdce5
  3. #e4dce5

Triadic

  1. #dfdce5
  2. #e5dfdc
  3. #dce5df

Tetradic

  1. #dfdce5
  2. #e5dce2
  3. #e2e5dc
  4. #dce5df

Square

  1. #dfdce5
  2. #e5dcde
  3. #e2e5dc
  4. #dce5e4

Monochromatic

  1. #8f84a4
  2. #b7b0c4
  3. #dfdce5
  4. #f4f3f6
  5. #f4f3f6

Shades

#dfdce5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfdce5
  2. #c9c6ce
  3. #b2b0b7
  4. #9c9aa0
  5. #868489
  6. #706e73
  7. #59585c
  8. #434245
  9. #2d2c2e
  10. #161617
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfdce5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfdce5
  2. #e2e0e8
  3. #e5e3ea
  4. #e9e7ed
  5. #eceaef
  6. #efeef2
  7. #f2f1f5
  8. #f5f5f7
  9. #f9f8fa
  10. #fcfcfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfdce5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfdce5
  2. #d6d3db
  3. #cccad1
  4. #c3c0c7
  5. #b9b7bd
  6. #b0aeb3
  7. #a6a5a8
  8. #9d9c9e
  9. #939294
  10. #8a898a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dddddd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dedde0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dbdde5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dbdde5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dedddf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dcdde5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dddde5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dedde1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfdce5 {
  color: #dfdce5;
}
Background
.bg-dfdce5 {
  background-color: #dfdce5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfdce5 {
  border: 2px solid #dfdce5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfdce5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 220 229;
  --color-primary-hsl: 260 15% 88%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfdce5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfdce5, #e4dce5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfdce5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 220 229 / 0.35);
}

#e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 4.95 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 5.03 #f8f4ff Magnolia ΔE 5.32 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 5.56 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 5.56 #f8f8ff Ghost White ΔE 6.12 #e5e4e2 Platinum ΔE 6.13 #20231a Inverted #dddddd Grayscale 

Lavender
#dfdce5  rgb(223, 220, 229)  hsl(260, 15%, 88%)  Lavender
#e2e5dc  rgb(226, 229, 220)  hsl(80, 15%, 88%)  Platinum
#e5dfdc  rgb(229, 223, 220)  hsl(20, 15%, 88%)  Platinum
#dce5df  rgb(220, 229, 223)  hsl(140, 15%, 88%)  Platinum