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#DCD3EC closest to Pastel Day

#DCD3EC is a very light, muted purple; the closest named color is Pastel Day. In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 82.7% green and 92.5% blue (rgb(220, 211, 236)). Its HSL value is 262° hue, 40% saturation and 88% lightness, and in CMYK it is 7% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. #DCD3EC is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 14.57:1.

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Variations of #DCD3EC

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#DCD3EC color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#DCD3EC for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #DCD3EC appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 96% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #D0D7EB
  • Protanopia 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #CFD7ED
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D2D6ED
  • Deuteranopia 96% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #D0D7EB
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #D4D6EC
  • Tritanopia 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #DAD6DB
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #DBD4E4
  • Achromatopsia 93% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #D7D7D7
  • Achromatomaly 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #D8D6DC

#DCD3EC contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.44:1 Very poor#DCD3EC text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
14.57:1 Super#DCD3EC text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DCD3EC in CSS

/* Pastel Day */
.color { color: #DCD3EC; }
.background { background-color: #DCD3EC; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DCD3EC; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(220 211 236);
color: hsl(262 40% 88%);
color: oklch(0.882 0.035 302.0);

#DCD3EC FAQ

What color is #DCD3EC?

#DCD3EC is a very light, muted purple. Its closest named color is Pastel Day. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #DCD3EC?

#DCD3EC is rgb(220, 211, 236) in RGB, hsl(262, 40%, 88%) in HSL and cmyk(7%, 11%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DCD3EC?

The complementary color of #DCD3EC is #E3ECD3, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DCD3EC?

Black text has the best contrast on #DCD3EC: 14.57:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DCD3EC a warm or cool color?

#DCD3EC is a cool color.