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#DFDEE8

#dfdee8 ≈ Lavender

  • gray
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Neutral
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#dfdee8 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, 87.06% green and 90.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.88% cyan, 4.31% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.02% black. Its hue angle is 246°, with 17.86% saturation and 89.02% 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 15.75:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lavender (#e6e6fa), ΔE 4.38.

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Relative luminance0.7376

Complementary

  1. #dfdee8
  2. #e7e8de

Split complementary

  1. #dfdee8
  2. #e8e4de
  3. #e2e8de

Analogous

  1. #dee2e8
  2. #dfdee8
  3. #e4dee8

Triadic

  1. #dfdee8
  2. #e8dfde
  3. #dee8df

Tetradic

  1. #dfdee8
  2. #e8dee7
  3. #e7e8de
  4. #dee8df

Square

  1. #dfdee8
  2. #e8dee2
  3. #e7e8de
  4. #dee8e4

Monochromatic

  1. #8884a9
  2. #b3b1c9
  3. #dfdee8
  4. #f3f3f7
  5. #f3f3f7

Shades

#dfdee8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfdee8
  2. #c9c8d1
  3. #b2b2ba
  4. #9c9ba2
  5. #86858b
  6. #706f74
  7. #59595d
  8. #434346
  9. #2d2c2e
  10. #161617
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfdee8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfdee8
  2. #e2e1ea
  3. #e5e5ed
  4. #e9e8ef
  5. #ecebf1
  6. #efeff4
  7. #f2f2f6
  8. #f5f5f8
  9. #f9f8fa
  10. #fcfcfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfdee8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfdee8
  2. #d6d5de
  3. #cccbd3
  4. #c3c2c9
  5. #b9b8be
  6. #b0afb4
  7. #a6a6aa
  8. #9d9c9f
  9. #939395
  10. #8a898a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dfdfdf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dfdfe3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dcdfe9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dcdfe8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dddfe1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dddfe8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dddee8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dedfe4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfdee8 {
  color: #dfdee8;
}
Background
.bg-dfdee8 {
  background-color: #dfdee8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfdee8 {
  border: 2px solid #dfdee8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfdee8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 222 232;
  --color-primary-hsl: 246 18% 89%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfdee8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfdee8, #e4dee8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfdee8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 222 232 / 0.35);
}

#e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 4.38 #f8f4ff Magnolia ΔE 5.08 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 5.14 #f8f8ff Ghost White ΔE 5.68 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 5.79 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 5.79 #e5e4e2 Platinum ΔE 6.21 #202117 Inverted #dfdfdf Grayscale 

Lavender
#dfdee8  rgb(223, 222, 232)  hsl(246, 18%, 89%)  Lavender
#e7e8de  rgb(231, 232, 222)  hsl(66, 18%, 89%)  Platinum
#e8dfde  rgb(232, 223, 222)  hsl(6, 18%, 89%)  Platinum
#dee8df  rgb(222, 232, 223)  hsl(126, 18%, 89%)  Mint Cream