#DCD9EE#DCD9EE
#DCD9EE is a very light, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.710; OKLCH L 89.4% C 0.029 H 292.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DCD9EE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(220, 217, 238) |
| HSL | hsl(249, 38%, 89%) |
| HSV | hsv(249, 9%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(7.6%, 8.8%, 0%, 6.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(87.49, 4.93, -9.89) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(87.49, 11.05, 296.48°) |
| OKLab | oklab(89.4% 0.0109 -0.0265) |
| OKLCH | oklch(89.4% 0.029 292.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(69.7577, 71.0142, 90.9044) |
| Luminance | 0.7101 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Lavender (CSS)
#E6E6FA
ΔE00 3.10
Fog
#D8DCE0
ΔE00 8.86
Ghostwhite
#F8F8FF
ΔE00 8.88
Lavenderblush
#FFF0F5
ΔE00 9.27
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF
ΔE00 9.33
Thistle
#D8BFD8
ΔE00 9.49
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DCD9EE #EBEED9
analogous
#D9E1EE #DCD9EE #E7D9EE
triadic
#DCD9EE #EEDCD9 #D9EEDC
tetradic
#DCD9EE #EED9E1 #EBEED9 #D9EEE7
square
#DCD9EE #EED9E1 #EBEED9 #D9EEE7
split-complementary
#DCD9EE #EEE7D9 #E1EED9
monochromatic
#8E84C8 #B5AFDB #DCD9EE #ECEAF6 #ECEAF6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.38
#DCD9EE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.20
#DCD9EE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DCD9EE
15.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DCD9EE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DCD9EE | 1.00 | 1.38 | 15.20 | 15.20 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D5DCEF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D5DBED
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D9DCE0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DBDBDB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dcd9ee; /* rgb */ color: rgb(220, 217, 238); /* oklch */ color: oklch(89.4% 0.029 292.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e6e4f3',
500: '#dcd9ee',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dcd9ee; $custom-light: #e6e4f3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dcd9ee",
"rgb": {
"r": 220,
"g": 217,
"b": 238
},
"hsl": {
"h": 248.571,
"s": 38.182,
"l": 89.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.89399,
"c": 0.02868,
"h": 292.4
},
"luminance": 0.71014
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DCD9EE
secondary
#C4C9A2
accent
#B1349F
background
#FEFEFF
surface
#FCFCFE
border
#D5D5D6
text
#161517
muted
#848485