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#DFDCEF

#dfdcef ≈ Lavender

  • blue
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#dfdcef is a color from the blue family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 86.27% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.69% cyan, 7.95% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 249.47°, with 37.25% saturation and 90% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 15.62:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lavender (#e6e6fa), ΔE 2.46.

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Relative luminance0.7311

Complementary

  1. #dfdcef
  2. #ecefdc

Split complementary

  1. #dfdcef
  2. #efe8dc
  3. #e3efdc

Analogous

  1. #dce3ef
  2. #dfdcef
  3. #e8dcef

Triadic

  1. #dfdcef
  2. #efdfdc
  3. #dcefdf

Tetradic

  1. #dfdcef
  2. #efdcec
  3. #ecefdc
  4. #dcefdf

Square

  1. #dfdcef
  2. #efdce3
  3. #ecefdc
  4. #dcefe8

Monochromatic

  1. #7f73bf
  2. #afa8d7
  3. #dfdcef
  4. #f2f1f9
  5. #f2f1f9

Shades

#dfdcef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfdcef
  2. #c9c6d7
  3. #b2b0bf
  4. #9c9aa7
  5. #86848f
  6. #706e78
  7. #595860
  8. #434248
  9. #2d2c30
  10. #161618
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfdcef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfdcef
  2. #e2e0f1
  3. #e5e3f2
  4. #e9e7f4
  5. #eceaf5
  6. #efeef7
  7. #f2f1f9
  8. #f5f5fa
  9. #f9f8fc
  10. #fcfcfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfdcef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfdcef
  2. #d6d3e4
  3. #cccad9
  4. #c3c0ce
  5. #b9b7c3
  6. #b0aeb8
  7. #a6a5ac
  8. #9d9ca1
  9. #939296
  10. #8a898b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dedede ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dedde5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d8def0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d8deee ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dcdfe2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dbddf0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dbddef ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dddee7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfdcef {
  color: #dfdcef;
}
Background
.bg-dfdcef {
  background-color: #dfdcef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfdcef {
  border: 2px solid #dfdcef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfdcef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 220 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 249 37% 90%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfdcef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfdcef, #e8dcef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfdcef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 220 239 / 0.35);
}

#e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 2.46 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 5.26 #f8f4ff Magnolia ΔE 6.03 #f8f8ff Ghost White ΔE 7.91 #fff0f5 Lavender Blush ΔE 8.45 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 8.95 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 9.30 #202310 Inverted #dedede Grayscale 

Lavender
#dfdcef  rgb(223, 220, 239)  hsl(249, 37%, 90%)  Lavender
#ecefdc  rgb(236, 239, 220)  hsl(69, 37%, 90%)  Beige
#efdfdc  rgb(239, 223, 220)  hsl(9, 37%, 90%)  Misty Rose
#dcefdf  rgb(220, 239, 223)  hsl(129, 37%, 90%)  Honeydew