#dcd8df

Color #dcd8df

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very light purple.

Closest named color Gainsboro #dcdcdc · ΔE 4.05 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 2.2

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Conversions

HEX

#dcd8df

RGB

rgb(220, 216, 223)

HSL

hsl(274.3, 9.9%, 86.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(274.3, 3.1%, 87.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.3%, 3.1%, 0%, 12.5%)

LAB

lab(86.83, 2.62, -2.95)

LCH

lch(86.83, 3.95, 311.61)

OKLCH

oklch(88.7%, 0.0103, 311.08)

HWB

hwb(274.3, 84.7%, 12.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dbdfd8

Analogous

#d9d8df

#dcd8df

#dfd8df

Triadic

#dcd8df

#dfdcd8

#d8dfdc

Split-complementary

#dcd8df

#dfdfd8

#d8dfd9

Tetradic

#dcd8df

#dfd8db

#dbdfd8

#d8dfdc

Square

#dcd8df

#dfd9d8

#dbdfd8

#d8dfdf

Shades

Color #dcd8df mixed toward black.

#b8b0be

#94889d

#6f6379

#4a4250

#252128

Tints

Color #dcd8df mixed toward white.

#e2dfe4

#e8e5ea

#eeecef

#f3f2f4

#f9f9fa

Tones

Color #dcd8df mixed toward gray.

#dcd9de

#dcdadd

#dcdbdc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.41:1

Aa Black text on this color

14.93:1

Black text reads better on this background (14.93:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#dadadd · ΔE 3.1

Deuteranopia

#dbdbdd · ΔE 3.5

Tritanopia

#dcdcdc · ΔE 4.5

Achromatopsia

#d9d9d9 · ΔE 4.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #dcd8df;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#dcd8df]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#dcd8df (#dcd8df) is rgb(220, 216, 223) in RGB.

No, #dcd8df is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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