#dcd9e7

Color #dcd9e7

A muted very light blue.

Closest named color Lavender #e6e6fa · ΔE 5.53 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 3.9

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Conversions

HEX

#dcd9e7

RGB

rgb(220, 217, 231)

HSL

hsl(252.9, 22.6%, 87.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(252.9, 6.1%, 90.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.8%, 6.1%, 0%, 9.4%)

LAB

lab(87.3, 3.59, -6.49)

LCH

lch(87.3, 7.42, 298.95)

OKLCH

oklch(89.2%, 0.0192, 295.9)

HWB

hwb(252.9, 85.1%, 9.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e4e7d9

Analogous

#d9dde7

#dcd9e7

#e3d9e7

Triadic

#dcd9e7

#e7dcd9

#d9e7dc

Split-complementary

#dcd9e7

#e7e3d9

#dde7d9

Tetradic

#dcd9e7

#e7d9e4

#e4e7d9

#d9e7dc

Square

#dcd9e7

#e7d9dd

#e4e7d9

#d9e7e3

Shades

Color #dcd9e7 mixed toward black.

#b2abca

#887dad

#625789

#413a5b

#211d2e

Tints

Color #dcd9e7 mixed toward white.

#e2dfeb

#e8e6ef

#edecf3

#f3f2f7

#f9f9fb

Tones

Color #dcd9e7 mixed toward gray.

#dddae6

#dddbe5

#dedce3

#dfdee2

#dfdfe1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.39:1

Aa Black text on this color

15.12:1

Black text reads better on this background (15.12:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#dbdbe4 · ΔE 2.8

Deuteranopia

#dbdbe3 · ΔE 3.2

Tritanopia

#dce1e0 · ΔE 9

Achromatopsia

#dbdbdb · ΔE 7.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #dcd9e7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#dcd9e7]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#dcd9e7 (#dcd9e7) is rgb(220, 217, 231) in RGB.

No, #dcd9e7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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