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#DFDCE7

#dfdce7 ≈ Lavender

  • violet
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#dfdce7 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, 86.27% green and 90.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.46% cyan, 4.76% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.41% black. Its hue angle is 256.36°, with 18.64% saturation and 88.43% 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 backgrounds and large surfaces. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 15.53:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lavender (#e6e6fa), ΔE 4.21.

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Relative luminance0.7264

Complementary

  1. #dfdce7
  2. #e4e7dc

Split complementary

  1. #dfdce7
  2. #e7e4dc
  3. #dee7dc

Analogous

  1. #dcdee7
  2. #dfdce7
  3. #e4dce7

Triadic

  1. #dfdce7
  2. #e7dfdc
  3. #dce7df

Tetradic

  1. #dfdce7
  2. #e7dce4
  3. #e4e7dc
  4. #dce7df

Square

  1. #dfdce7
  2. #e7dcde
  3. #e4e7dc
  4. #dce7e4

Monochromatic

  1. #8c81a9
  2. #b6afc8
  3. #dfdce7
  4. #f4f3f7
  5. #f4f3f7

Shades

#dfdce7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfdce7
  2. #c9c6d0
  3. #b2b0b9
  4. #9c9aa2
  5. #86848b
  6. #706e74
  7. #59585c
  8. #434245
  9. #2d2c2e
  10. #161617
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfdce7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfdce7
  2. #e2e0e9
  3. #e5e3ec
  4. #e9e7ee
  5. #eceaf1
  6. #efeef3
  7. #f2f1f5
  8. #f5f5f8
  9. #f9f8fa
  10. #fcfcfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfdce7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfdce7
  2. #d6d3dd
  3. #cccad2
  4. #c3c0c8
  5. #b9b7be
  6. #b0aeb4
  7. #a6a5a9
  8. #9d9c9f
  9. #939295
  10. #8a898a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dddddd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dedde1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dadde8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dbdde7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dedddf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dcdde7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dcdde7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dedde2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfdce7 {
  color: #dfdce7;
}
Background
.bg-dfdce7 {
  background-color: #dfdce7;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfdce7 {
  border: 2px solid #dfdce7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfdce7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 220 231;
  --color-primary-hsl: 256 19% 88%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfdce7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfdce7, #e4dce7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfdce7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 220 231 / 0.35);
}

#e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 4.21 #f8f4ff Magnolia ΔE 5.21 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 5.87 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 6.33 #f8f8ff Ghost White ΔE 6.33 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 6.34 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 6.34 #202318 Inverted #dddddd Grayscale 

Lavender
#dfdce7  rgb(223, 220, 231)  hsl(256, 19%, 88%)  Lavender
#e4e7dc  rgb(228, 231, 220)  hsl(76, 19%, 88%)  Eggshell
#e7dfdc  rgb(231, 223, 220)  hsl(16, 19%, 88%)  Timberwolf
#dce7df  rgb(220, 231, 223)  hsl(136, 19%, 88%)  Mint Cream