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#DCD4E9 closest to Pastel Day

#DCD4E9 is a very light gray; the closest named color is Pastel Day. In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 83.1% green and 91.4% blue (rgb(220, 212, 233)). Its HSL value is 263° hue, 32% saturation and 87% lightness, and in CMYK it is 6% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black. #DCD4E9 is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 14.64:1.

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Variations of #DCD4E9

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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#DCD4E9 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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#DCD4E9 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #DCD4E9 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 97% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #D2D7E8
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D1D7EA
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D4D6EA
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #D2D7E8
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #D5D6E9
  • Tritanopia 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #DAD7DB
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #DCD5E3
  • Achromatopsia 94% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #D7D7D7
  • Achromatomaly 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #D9D6DC

#DCD4E9 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.43:1 Very poor#DCD4E9 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
14.64:1 Super#DCD4E9 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DCD4E9 in CSS

/* Pastel Day */
.color { color: #DCD4E9; }
.background { background-color: #DCD4E9; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DCD4E9; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(220 212 233);
color: hsl(263 32% 87%);
color: oklch(0.883 0.030 303.0);

#DCD4E9 FAQ

What color is #DCD4E9?

#DCD4E9 is a very light gray. Its closest named color is Pastel Day. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #DCD4E9?

#DCD4E9 is rgb(220, 212, 233) in RGB, hsl(263, 32%, 87%) in HSL and cmyk(6%, 9%, 0%, 9%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DCD4E9?

The complementary color of #DCD4E9 is #E1E9D4, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DCD4E9?

Black text has the best contrast on #DCD4E9: 14.64:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DCD4E9 a warm or cool color?

#DCD4E9 is a neutral color.