#dcd9e2

Color #dcd9e2

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very light purple.

Closest named color Gainsboro #dcdcdc · ΔE 4.88 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 2.7

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Conversions

HEX

#dcd9e2

RGB

rgb(220, 217, 226)

HSL

hsl(260, 13.4%, 86.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(260, 4%, 88.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.7%, 4%, 0%, 11.4%)

LAB

lab(87.16, 2.65, -4.05)

LCH

lch(87.16, 4.84, 303.2)

OKLCH

oklch(89%, 0.0126, 301.04)

HWB

hwb(260, 85.1%, 11.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dfe2d9

Analogous

#d9dbe2

#dcd9e2

#e1d9e2

Triadic

#dcd9e2

#e2dcd9

#d9e2dc

Split-complementary

#dcd9e2

#e2e1d9

#dbe2d9

Tetradic

#dcd9e2

#e2d9df

#dfe2d9

#d9e2dc

Square

#dcd9e2

#e2d9db

#dfe2d9

#d9e2e1

Shades

Color #dcd9e2 mixed toward black.

#b6afc2

#8f85a2

#6a607e

#474054

#23202a

Tints

Color #dcd9e2 mixed toward white.

#e2dfe7

#e8e6ec

#eeecf1

#f3f2f5

#f9f9fa

Tones

Color #dcd9e2 mixed toward gray.

#dcdae1

#dddbe1

#dddbe0

#dddcdf

#ddddde

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.39:1

Aa Black text on this color

15.07:1

Black text reads better on this background (15.07:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#dbdbe0 · ΔE 2.6

Deuteranopia

#dbdbdf · ΔE 3.1

Tritanopia

#dcdede · ΔE 5.7

Achromatopsia

#dadada · ΔE 5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #dcd9e2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#dcd9e2]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Frequently asked questions

#dcd9e2 (#dcd9e2) is rgb(220, 217, 226) in RGB.

No, #dcd9e2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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