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#DCD5EB closest to Pastel Day

#DCD5EB is a very light gray; the closest named color is Pastel Day. In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 83.5% green and 92.2% blue (rgb(220, 213, 235)). Its HSL value is 259° hue, 35% saturation and 88% lightness, and in CMYK it is 6% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. #DCD5EB is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 14.76:1.

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Variations of #DCD5EB

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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#DCD5EB 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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#DCD5EB for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #DCD5EB 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 #D2D8EA
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D1D8EC
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D4D7EC
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #D2D8EA
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #D5D7EB
  • Tritanopia 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #DAD8DC
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #DBD6E4
  • Achromatopsia 94% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #D8D8D8
  • Achromatomaly 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #D9D7DD

#DCD5EB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.42:1 Very poor#DCD5EB text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
14.76:1 Super#DCD5EB text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DCD5EB in CSS

/* Pastel Day */
.color { color: #DCD5EB; }
.background { background-color: #DCD5EB; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DCD5EB; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(220 213 235);
color: hsl(259 35% 88%);
color: oklch(0.885 0.031 300.3);

#DCD5EB FAQ

What color is #DCD5EB?

#DCD5EB 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 #DCD5EB?

#DCD5EB is rgb(220, 213, 235) in RGB, hsl(259, 35%, 88%) in HSL and cmyk(6%, 9%, 0%, 8%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DCD5EB?

The complementary color of #DCD5EB is #E4EBD5, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DCD5EB?

Black text has the best contrast on #DCD5EB: 14.76:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DCD5EB a warm or cool color?

#DCD5EB is a neutral color.