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#DCDCF3

#dcdcf3 ≈ Lavender

  • blue
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#dcdcf3 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 95.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 9.47% cyan, 9.47% magenta, 0% yellow and 4.71% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 48.94% saturation and 90.78% 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 15.57:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lavender (#e6e6fa), ΔE 2.44.

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Web safe#ccccff
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Relative luminance0.7287

Complementary

  1. #dcdcf3
  2. #f3f3dc

Split complementary

  1. #dcdcf3
  2. #f3e7dc
  3. #e7f3dc

Analogous

  1. #dce7f3
  2. #dcdcf3
  3. #e7dcf3

Triadic

  1. #dcdcf3
  2. #f3dcdc
  3. #dcf3dc

Tetradic

  1. #dcdcf3
  2. #f3dcf3
  3. #f3f3dc
  4. #dcf3dc

Square

  1. #dcdcf3
  2. #f3dce7
  3. #f3f3dc
  4. #dcf3e7

Monochromatic

  1. #6a6acc
  2. #a3a3df
  3. #dcdcf3
  4. #f0f0fa
  5. #f0f0fa

Shades

#dcdcf3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcdcf3
  2. #c6c6db
  3. #b0b0c2
  4. #9a9aaa
  5. #848492
  6. #6e6e7a
  7. #585861
  8. #424249
  9. #2c2c31
  10. #161618
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcdcf3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcdcf3
  2. #e0e0f4
  3. #e3e3f5
  4. #e7e7f7
  5. #eaeaf8
  6. #eeeef9
  7. #f1f1fa
  8. #f5f5fb
  9. #f8f8fd
  10. #fcfcfe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcdcf3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcdcf3
  2. #d3d3e8
  3. #cacadc
  4. #c0c0d1
  5. #b7b7c5
  6. #aeaeba
  7. #a5a5ae
  8. #9c9ca3
  9. #929297
  10. #89898c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dedede ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dddde7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d7def4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d6ddf2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d8e0e3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d9ddf4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d9ddf3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d9deea ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcdcf3 {
  color: #dcdcf3;
}
Background
.bg-dcdcf3 {
  background-color: #dcdcf3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcdcf3 {
  border: 2px solid #dcdcf3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcdcf3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 220 243;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 49% 91%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcdcf3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcdcf3, #e7dcf3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcdcf3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 220 243 / 0.35);
}

#e6e6fa Lavender ΔE 2.44 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 6.22 #f8f4ff Magnolia ΔE 7.04 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 8.72 #f8f8ff Ghost White ΔE 8.73 #fff0f5 Lavender Blush ΔE 10.00 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 10.03 #23230c Inverted #dedede Grayscale 

Lavender
#dcdcf3  rgb(220, 220, 243)  hsl(240, 49%, 91%)  Lavender
#f3f3dc  rgb(243, 243, 220)  hsl(60, 49%, 91%)  Beige
#f3dcdc  rgb(243, 220, 220)  hsl(0, 49%, 91%)  Misty Rose
#dcf3dc  rgb(220, 243, 220)  hsl(120, 49%, 91%)  Honeydew