#DCD9EA#DCD9EA
#DCD9EA is a very light, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.708; OKLCH L 89.3% C 0.023 H 294.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DCD9EA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(220, 217, 234) |
| HSL | hsl(251, 29%, 88%) |
| HSV | hsv(251, 7%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(6%, 7.3%, 0%, 8.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(87.38, 4.16, -7.95) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(87.38, 8.97, 297.62°) |
| OKLab | oklab(89.27% 0.0095 -0.0213) |
| OKLCH | oklch(89.27% 0.023 294) |
| XYZ | xyz(69.1766, 70.7817, 87.8438) |
| Luminance | 0.7078 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender (CSS)
#E6E6FA
ΔE00 3.21
Fog
#D8DCE0
ΔE00 7.53
Ghostwhite
#F8F8FF
ΔE00 7.99
Gainsboro
#DCDCDC
ΔE00 8.23
Light Gray
#D3D3D3
ΔE00 8.43
Lavenderblush
#FFF0F5
ΔE00 8.46
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DCD9EA #E7EAD9
analogous
#D9DEEA #DCD9EA #E4D9EA
triadic
#DCD9EA #EADCD9 #D9EADC
tetradic
#DCD9EA #EAD9DE #E7EAD9 #D9EAE4
square
#DCD9EA #EAD9DE #E7EAD9 #D9EAE4
split-complementary
#DCD9EA #EAE4D9 #DEEAD9
monochromatic
#938ABE #B8B2D4 #DCD9EA #EDEBF4 #EDEBF4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.39
#DCD9EA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.16
#DCD9EA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DCD9EA
15.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DCD9EA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DCD9EA | 1.00 | 1.39 | 15.16 | 15.16 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.39 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.16 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.16 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D6DBEB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D6DBE9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DADBDE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DBDBDB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dcd9ea; /* rgb */ color: rgb(220, 217, 234); /* oklch */ color: oklch(89.3% 0.023 294.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e6e4f0',
500: '#dcd9ea',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dcd9ea; $custom-light: #e6e4f0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dcd9ea",
"rgb": {
"r": 220,
"g": 217,
"b": 234
},
"hsl": {
"h": 250.588,
"s": 28.814,
"l": 88.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.89273,
"c": 0.02328,
"h": 294
},
"luminance": 0.70782
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DCD9EA
secondary
#BDC3A4
accent
#A73E95
background
#FEFEFF
surface
#FCFCFE
border
#D5D5D6
text
#161516
muted
#848485