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#DCD8FA closest to Icy Plains

#DCD8FA 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, 84.7% green and 98.0% blue (rgb(220, 216, 250)). Its HSL value is 247° hue, 77% saturation and 91% lightness, and in CMYK it is 12% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black. #DCD8FA is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 15.25:1.

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Variations of #DCD8FA

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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#DCD8FA 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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#DCD8FA for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #DCD8FA 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 #D1DBF9
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D1DCFC
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D4DBFB
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #D1DBF9
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #D4DAF9
  • Tritanopia 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #D6DDE3
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #DADAF0
  • Achromatopsia 91% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #DCDCDC
  • Achromatomaly 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #DCDBE4

#DCD8FA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.38:1 Very poor#DCD8FA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
15.25:1 Super#DCD8FA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DCD8FA in CSS

/* Icy Plains */
.color { color: #DCD8FA; }
.background { background-color: #DCD8FA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DCD8FA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(220 216 250);
color: hsl(247 77% 91%);
color: oklch(0.896 0.046 290.8);

#DCD8FA FAQ

What color is #DCD8FA?

#DCD8FA 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 #DCD8FA?

#DCD8FA is rgb(220, 216, 250) in RGB, hsl(247, 77%, 91%) in HSL and cmyk(12%, 14%, 0%, 2%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DCD8FA?

The complementary color of #DCD8FA is #F6FAD8, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DCD8FA?

Black text has the best contrast on #DCD8FA: 15.25:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DCD8FA a warm or cool color?

#DCD8FA is a cool color.