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#DCDCED

#dcdced ≈ Lavender

  • blue
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#dcdced is a color from the blue family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 86.27% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.17% cyan, 7.17% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 32.08% saturation and 89.61% 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 15.5:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lavender (#e6e6fa), ΔE 2.51.

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Relative luminance0.7252

Complementary

  1. #dcdced
  2. #ededdc

Split complementary

  1. #dcdced
  2. #ede5dc
  3. #e5eddc

Analogous

  1. #dce5ed
  2. #dcdced
  3. #e5dced

Triadic

  1. #dcdced
  2. #eddcdc
  3. #dceddc

Tetradic

  1. #dcdced
  2. #eddced
  3. #ededdc
  4. #dceddc

Square

  1. #dcdced
  2. #eddce5
  3. #ededdc
  4. #dcede5

Monochromatic

  1. #7777b9
  2. #a9a9d3
  3. #dcdced
  4. #f2f2f8
  5. #f2f2f8

Shades

#dcdced mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcdced
  2. #c6c6d5
  3. #b0b0be
  4. #9a9aa6
  5. #84848e
  6. #6e6e77
  7. #58585f
  8. #424247
  9. #2c2c2f
  10. #161618
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcdced mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcdced
  2. #e0e0ef
  3. #e3e3f1
  4. #e7e7f2
  5. #eaeaf4
  6. #eeeef6
  7. #f1f1f8
  8. #f5f5fa
  9. #f8f8fb
  10. #fcfcfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcdced mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcdced
  2. #d3d3e2
  3. #cacad7
  4. #c0c0cc
  5. #b7b7c1
  6. #aeaeb7
  7. #a5a5ac
  8. #9c9ca1
  9. #929296
  10. #89898b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dddddd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dddde4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d8deee ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d8ddec ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d9dfe1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #daddee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dadded ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dadee6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcdced {
  color: #dcdced;
}
Background
.bg-dcdced {
  background-color: #dcdced;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcdced {
  border: 2px solid #dcdced;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcdced;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 220 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 32% 90%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcdced {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcdced, #e5dced);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcdced {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 220 237 / 0.35);
}

#e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 2.51 #f8f4ff Magnolia ΔE 5.97 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 6.32 #f8f8ff Ghost White ΔE 7.29 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 7.86 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 8.21 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 8.21 #232312 Inverted #dddddd Grayscale 

Lavender
#dcdced  rgb(220, 220, 237)  hsl(240, 32%, 90%)  Lavender
#ededdc  rgb(237, 237, 220)  hsl(60, 32%, 90%)  Eggshell
#eddcdc  rgb(237, 220, 220)  hsl(0, 32%, 90%)  Misty Rose
#dceddc  rgb(220, 237, 220)  hsl(120, 32%, 90%)  Honeydew