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#DCD7E4

#dcd7e4 ≈ Lavender

  • violet
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#dcd7e4 is a color from the violet family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 84.31% green and 89.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.51% cyan, 5.7% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.59% black. Its hue angle is 263.08°, with 19.4% saturation and 86.86% 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 14.88:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lavender (#e6e6fa), ΔE 4.55.

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Relative luminance0.6942

Complementary

  1. #dcd7e4
  2. #dfe4d7

Split complementary

  1. #dcd7e4
  2. #e4e2d7
  3. #d8e4d7

Analogous

  1. #d7d8e4
  2. #dcd7e4
  3. #e2d7e4

Triadic

  1. #dcd7e4
  2. #e4dcd7
  3. #d7e4dc

Tetradic

  1. #dcd7e4
  2. #e4d7df
  3. #dfe4d7
  4. #d7e4dc

Square

  1. #dcd7e4
  2. #e4d7d8
  3. #dfe4d7
  4. #d7e4e2

Monochromatic

  1. #8c7ca6
  2. #b4a9c5
  3. #dcd7e4
  4. #f4f3f7
  5. #f4f3f7

Shades

#dcd7e4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcd7e4
  2. #c6c2cd
  3. #b0acb6
  4. #9a97a0
  5. #848189
  6. #6e6c72
  7. #58565b
  8. #424144
  9. #2c2b2e
  10. #161617
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcd7e4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcd7e4
  2. #e0dbe7
  3. #e3dfe9
  4. #e7e3ec
  5. #eae7ef
  6. #eeebf2
  7. #f1eff4
  8. #f5f3f7
  9. #f8f7fa
  10. #fcfbfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcd7e4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcd7e4
  2. #d3ceda
  3. #cac6d0
  4. #c0bdc6
  5. #b7b4bc
  6. #aeacb2
  7. #a5a3a8
  8. #9c9a9e
  9. #929194
  10. #89898a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d9d9d9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dad8de ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d5d9e5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d6d9e4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dbd9db ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d8d8e4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d8d8e4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dbd8df ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcd7e4 {
  color: #dcd7e4;
}
Background
.bg-dcd7e4 {
  background-color: #dcd7e4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcd7e4 {
  border: 2px solid #dcd7e4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcd7e4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 215 228;
  --color-primary-hsl: 263 19% 87%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcd7e4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcd7e4, #e2d7e4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcd7e4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 215 228 / 0.35);
}

#e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 4.55 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 4.66 #f8f4ff Magnolia ΔE 6.30 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 7.09 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 7.20 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 7.20 #fff0f5 Lavender Blush ΔE 7.62 #23281b Inverted #d9d9d9 Grayscale 

Lavender
#dcd7e4  rgb(220, 215, 228)  hsl(263, 19%, 87%)  Lavender
#dfe4d7  rgb(223, 228, 215)  hsl(83, 19%, 87%)  Eggshell
#e4dcd7  rgb(228, 220, 215)  hsl(23, 19%, 87%)  Timberwolf
#d7e4dc  rgb(215, 228, 220)  hsl(143, 19%, 87%)  Mint Cream