ColorTool
Log in
#DFDCE9

#dfdce9 ≈ Lavender

  • violet
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
Check contrast Explore in graph Random color

#dfdce9 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 91.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.29% cyan, 5.58% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.63% black. Its hue angle is 253.85°, with 22.81% saturation and 88.82% 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 15.55:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lavender (#e6e6fa), ΔE 3.56.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

HEX
RGB
RGB percent
CMY
CMYK
HSL
HSV / HSB
Web safe#ccccff
CIE-LAB
XYZ
xyY
CIE-LCH
CIE-LUV
Hunter-Lab
OKLab
Binary
Decimal
Relative luminance0.7276

Complementary

  1. #dfdce9
  2. #e6e9dc

Split complementary

  1. #dfdce9
  2. #e9e5dc
  3. #dfe9dc

Analogous

  1. #dcdfe9
  2. #dfdce9
  3. #e5dce9

Triadic

  1. #dfdce9
  2. #e9dfdc
  3. #dce9df

Tetradic

  1. #dfdce9
  2. #e9dce6
  3. #e6e9dc
  4. #dce9df

Square

  1. #dfdce9
  2. #e9dcdf
  3. #e6e9dc
  4. #dce9e5

Monochromatic

  1. #897eae
  2. #b4adcb
  3. #dfdce9
  4. #f4f2f7
  5. #f4f2f7

Shades

#dfdce9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfdce9
  2. #c9c6d2
  3. #b2b0ba
  4. #9c9aa3
  5. #86848c
  6. #706e75
  7. #59585d
  8. #434246
  9. #2d2c2f
  10. #161617
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfdce9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfdce9
  2. #e2e0eb
  3. #e5e3ed
  4. #e9e7f0
  5. #eceaf2
  6. #efeef4
  7. #f2f1f6
  8. #f5f5f8
  9. #f9f8fb
  10. #fcfcfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfdce9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfdce9
  2. #d6d3df
  3. #cccad4
  4. #c3c0ca
  5. #b9b7bf
  6. #b0aeb5
  7. #a6a5aa
  8. #9d9ca0
  9. #939295
  10. #8a898b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dedede ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dedde2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dadeea ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dadde9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dddee0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dcdde9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dcdde9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dedde4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
Simulate on your own image

Text in this color

Background in this color

Border in this color

Text color
.text-dfdce9 {
  color: #dfdce9;
}
Background
.bg-dfdce9 {
  background-color: #dfdce9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfdce9 {
  border: 2px solid #dfdce9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfdce9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 220 233;
  --color-primary-hsl: 254 23% 89%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfdce9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfdce9, #e5dce9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfdce9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 220 233 / 0.35);
}

#e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 3.56 #f8f4ff Magnolia ΔE 5.25 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 5.89 #f8f8ff Ghost White ΔE 6.64 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 6.68 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 7.11 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 7.11 #202316 Inverted #dedede Grayscale 

Lavender
#dfdce9  rgb(223, 220, 233)  hsl(254, 23%, 89%)  Lavender
#e6e9dc  rgb(230, 233, 220)  hsl(74, 23%, 89%)  Eggshell
#e9dfdc  rgb(233, 223, 220)  hsl(14, 23%, 89%)  Timberwolf
#dce9df  rgb(220, 233, 223)  hsl(134, 23%, 89%)  Honeydew