#dcd9e4

Color #dcd9e4

A muted very light blue.

Closest named color Gainsboro #dcdcdc · ΔE 5.89 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 3

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Conversions

HEX

#dcd9e4

RGB

rgb(220, 217, 228)

HSL

hsl(256.4, 16.9%, 87.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(256.4, 4.8%, 89.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.5%, 4.8%, 0%, 10.6%)

LAB

lab(87.21, 3.03, -5.02)

LCH

lch(87.21, 5.86, 301.11)

OKLCH

oklch(89.1%, 0.0153, 298.58)

HWB

hwb(256.4, 85.1%, 10.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e1e4d9

Analogous

#d9dce4

#dcd9e4

#e2d9e4

Triadic

#dcd9e4

#e4dcd9

#d9e4dc

Split-complementary

#dcd9e4

#e4e2d9

#dce4d9

Tetradic

#dcd9e4

#e4d9e1

#e1e4d9

#d9e4dc

Square

#dcd9e4

#e4d9dc

#e1e4d9

#d9e4e2

Shades

Color #dcd9e4 mixed toward black.

#b4aec5

#8c82a6

#675c82

#453e57

#221f2b

Tints

Color #dcd9e4 mixed toward white.

#e2dfe9

#e8e6ed

#eeecf2

#f3f2f6

#f9f9fb

Tones

Color #dcd9e4 mixed toward gray.

#dddae3

#dddbe2

#dddce1

#dedde0

#dedee0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.39:1

Aa Black text on this color

15.09:1

Black text reads better on this background (15.09:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#dbdbe1 · ΔE 3

Deuteranopia

#dbdbe1 · ΔE 3

Tritanopia

#dcdfdf · ΔE 6.8

Achromatopsia

#dadada · ΔE 5.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #dcd9e4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#dcd9e4]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#dcd9e4 (#dcd9e4) is rgb(220, 217, 228) in RGB.

No, #dcd9e4 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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