#dcd9ec

Color #dcd9ec

A muted very light blue.

Closest named color Lavender #e6e6fa · ΔE 4.53 Nearest Tailwind class violet-100 #ede9fe · ΔE 3.7

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Conversions

HEX

#dcd9ec

RGB

rgb(220, 217, 236)

HSL

hsl(249.5, 33.3%, 88.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(249.5, 8.1%, 92.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.8%, 8.1%, 0%, 7.5%)

LAB

lab(87.44, 4.54, -8.92)

LCH

lch(87.44, 10.01, 296.97)

OKLCH

oklch(89.3%, 0.026, 293.11)

HWB

hwb(249.5, 85.1%, 7.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e9ecd9

Analogous

#d9dfec

#dcd9ec

#e5d9ec

Triadic

#dcd9ec

#ecdcd9

#d9ecdc

Split-complementary

#dcd9ec

#ece5d9

#dfecd9

Tetradic

#dcd9ec

#ecd9e9

#e9ecd9

#d9ecdc

Square

#dcd9ec

#ecd9df

#e9ecd9

#d9ece5

Shades

Color #dcd9ec mixed toward black.

#aea7d3

#7f74ba

#574c97

#3a3265

#1d1932

Tints

Color #dcd9ec mixed toward white.

#e2dfef

#e8e6f2

#edecf5

#f3f2f9

#f9f9fc

Tones

Color #dcd9ec mixed toward gray.

#dddbea

#dedce9

#dfdee7

#e0dfe6

#e1e1e4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.38:1

Aa Black text on this color

15.18:1

Black text reads better on this background (15.18:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#dbdbe8 · ΔE 3

Deuteranopia

#dbdbe7 · ΔE 3.4

Tritanopia

#dce4e3 · ΔE 11.7

Achromatopsia

#dbdbdb · ΔE 9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #dcd9ec;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#dcd9ec]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#dcd9ec (#dcd9ec) is rgb(220, 217, 236) in RGB.

No, #dcd9ec is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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