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#DFDCF8

#dfdcf8 ≈ Lavender

  • blue
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#dfdcf8 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 97.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 10.08% cyan, 11.29% magenta, 0% yellow and 2.75% black. Its hue angle is 246.43°, with 66.67% saturation and 91.76% 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 15.73:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lavender (#e6e6fa), ΔE 3.8.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.7365

Complementary

  1. #dfdcf8
  2. #f5f8dc

Split complementary

  1. #dfdcf8
  2. #f8eddc
  3. #e7f8dc

Analogous

  1. #dce7f8
  2. #dfdcf8
  3. #eddcf8

Triadic

  1. #dfdcf8
  2. #f8dfdc
  3. #dcf8df

Tetradic

  1. #dfdcf8
  2. #f8dcf5
  3. #f5f8dc
  4. #dcf8df

Square

  1. #dfdcf8
  2. #f8dce7
  3. #f5f8dc
  4. #dcf8ed

Monochromatic

  1. #6a5cde
  2. #a59ceb
  3. #dfdcf8
  4. #efeefc
  5. #efeefc

Shades

#dfdcf8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfdcf8
  2. #c9c6df
  3. #b2b0c6
  4. #9c9aae
  5. #868495
  6. #706e7c
  7. #595863
  8. #43424a
  9. #2d2c32
  10. #161619
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfdcf8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfdcf8
  2. #e2e0f9
  3. #e5e3f9
  4. #e9e7fa
  5. #eceafb
  6. #efeefc
  7. #f2f1fc
  8. #f5f5fd
  9. #f9f8fe
  10. #fcfcfe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfdcf8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfdcf8
  2. #d6d3ec
  3. #cccae0
  4. #c3c0d4
  5. #b9b7c8
  6. #b0aebc
  7. #a6a5b0
  8. #9d9ca4
  9. #939298
  10. #8a898c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dfdfdf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dfdee9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d6dff9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d6def7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dae0e5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dadef9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #daddf7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dcdfed ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfdcf8 {
  color: #dfdcf8;
}
Background
.bg-dfdcf8 {
  background-color: #dfdcf8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfdcf8 {
  border: 2px solid #dfdcf8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfdcf8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 220 248;
  --color-primary-hsl: 246 67% 92%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfdcf8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfdcf8, #eddcf8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfdcf8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 220 248 / 0.35);
}

#e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 3.80 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 6.01 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 7.50 #f8f4ff Magnolia ΔE 8.06 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 9.72 #f8f8ff Ghost White ΔE 10.16 #fff0f5 Lavender Blush ΔE 10.55 #202307 Inverted #dfdfdf Grayscale 

Lavender
#dfdcf8  rgb(223, 220, 248)  hsl(246, 67%, 92%)  Lavender
#f5f8dc  rgb(245, 248, 220)  hsl(66, 67%, 92%)  Beige
#f8dfdc  rgb(248, 223, 220)  hsl(6, 67%, 92%)  Misty Rose
#dcf8df  rgb(220, 248, 223)  hsl(126, 67%, 92%)  Honeydew