DCD5FA

#DCD5FA closest to Icy Plains

#DCD5FA is a very light, muted purple; the closest named color is Icy Plains. In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 83.5% green and 98.0% blue (rgb(220, 213, 250)). Its HSL value is 251° hue, 79% saturation and 91% lightness, and in CMYK it is 12% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black. #DCD5FA is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 14.94:1.

#DCD5FA color conversion

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Variations of #DCD5FA

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

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

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

#DCD5FA 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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#DCD5FA for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #DCD5FA 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 #CED9F9
  • Protanopia 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #CDDAFC
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D1D9FB
  • Deuteranopia 96% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #CED9F9
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #D2D8F9
  • Tritanopia 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #D7DAE1
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #DAD7EF
  • Achromatopsia 90% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #D9D9D9
  • Achromatomaly 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #DAD8E2

#DCD5FA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.41:1 Very poor#DCD5FA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
14.94:1 Super#DCD5FA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DCD5FA in CSS

/* Icy Plains */
.color { color: #DCD5FA; }
.background { background-color: #DCD5FA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DCD5FA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(220 213 250);
color: hsl(251 79% 91%);
color: oklch(0.890 0.051 294.0);

#DCD5FA FAQ

What color is #DCD5FA?

#DCD5FA is a very light, muted purple. Its closest named color is Icy Plains. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #DCD5FA?

#DCD5FA is rgb(220, 213, 250) in RGB, hsl(251, 79%, 91%) in HSL and cmyk(12%, 15%, 0%, 2%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DCD5FA?

The complementary color of #DCD5FA is #F3FAD5, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DCD5FA?

Black text has the best contrast on #DCD5FA: 14.94:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DCD5FA a warm or cool color?

#DCD5FA is a cool color.