#dcd9ef

Color #dcd9ef

A moderately saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Lavender #e6e6fa · ΔE 4.59 Nearest Tailwind class violet-100 #ede9fe · ΔE 3.6

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Conversions

HEX

#dcd9ef

RGB

rgb(220, 217, 239)

HSL

hsl(248.2, 40.7%, 89.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(248.2, 9.2%, 93.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.9%, 9.2%, 0%, 6.3%)

LAB

lab(87.52, 5.12, -10.37)

LCH

lch(87.52, 11.57, 296.28)

OKLCH

oklch(89.4%, 0.03, 292.12)

HWB

hwb(248.2, 85.1%, 6.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ecefd9

Analogous

#d9e1ef

#dcd9ef

#e7d9ef

Triadic

#dcd9ef

#efdcd9

#d9efdc

Split-complementary

#dcd9ef

#efe7d9

#e1efd9

Tetradic

#dcd9ef

#efd9ec

#ecefd9

#d9efdc

Square

#dcd9ef

#efd9e1

#ecefd9

#d9efe7

Shades

Color #dcd9ef mixed toward black.

#aba4d8

#7a6ec2

#5044a0

#362d6b

#1b1735

Tints

Color #dcd9ef mixed toward white.

#e2dff2

#e8e6f4

#edecf7

#f3f2fa

#f9f9fc

Tones

Color #dcd9ef mixed toward gray.

#dddbed

#dfddeb

#e0dee9

#e1e0e8

#e3e2e6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.38:1

Aa Black text on this color

15.21:1

Black text reads better on this background (15.21:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#dbdbea · ΔE 3.2

Deuteranopia

#dbdbe9 · ΔE 3.6

Tritanopia

#dce6e5 · ΔE 13.2

Achromatopsia

#dbdbdb · ΔE 10

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #dcd9ef;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#dcd9ef]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#dcd9ef (#dcd9ef) is rgb(220, 217, 239) in RGB.

No, #dcd9ef is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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