#dcd8dd

Color #dcd8dd

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very light purple.

Closest named color Gainsboro #dcdcdc · ΔE 3.16 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-300 #d4d4d8 · ΔE 2.4

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Conversions

HEX

#dcd8dd

RGB

rgb(220, 216, 221)

HSL

hsl(288, 6.8%, 85.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(288, 2.3%, 86.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0.5%, 2.3%, 0%, 13.3%)

LAB

lab(86.77, 2.26, -1.97)

LCH

lch(86.77, 3, 318.92)

OKLCH

oklch(88.7%, 0.008, 319.55)

HWB

hwb(288, 84.7%, 13.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d9ddd8

Analogous

#dad8dd

#dcd8dd

#ddd8dc

Triadic

#dcd8dd

#dddcd8

#d8dddc

Split-complementary

#dcd8dd

#dcddd8

#d8ddda

Tetradic

#dcd8dd

#ddd8d9

#d9ddd8

#d8dddc

Square

#dcd8dd

#dddad8

#d9ddd8

#d8dcdd

Shades

Color #dcd8dd mixed toward black.

#b9b1bb

#968a99

#726675

#4c444e

#262227

Tints

Color #dcd8dd mixed toward white.

#e2dfe3

#e8e5e8

#eeecee

#f3f2f4

#f9f9f9

Tones

Color #dcd8dd mixed toward gray.

#dcd8dd

#dcd9dc

#dbd9dc

#dbdadb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.41:1

Aa Black text on this color

14.91:1

Black text reads better on this background (14.91:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#dadadc · ΔE 2.7

Deuteranopia

#dbdbdc · ΔE 3.2

Tritanopia

#dcdbdb · ΔE 3.3

Achromatopsia

#d9d9d9 · ΔE 3.6

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #dcd8dd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#dcd8dd]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#dcd8dd (#dcd8dd) is rgb(220, 216, 221) in RGB.

No, #dcd8dd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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