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#DCD8FF closest to Icy Plains

#DCD8FF 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 100.0% blue (rgb(220, 216, 255)). Its HSL value is 246° hue, 100% saturation and 92% lightness, and in CMYK it is 14% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #DCD8FF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 15.31:1.

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Variations of #DCD8FF

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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#DCD8FF 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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#DCD8FF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #DCD8FF 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 #CFDBFE
  • Protanopia 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #CFDDFF
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D3DBFF
  • Deuteranopia 96% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #CFDBFE
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #D3DAFE
  • Tritanopia 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #D5DEE5
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #DADAF3
  • Achromatopsia 89% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #DCDCDC
  • Achromatomaly 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #DCDBE5

#DCD8FF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.37:1 Very poor#DCD8FF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
15.31:1 Super#DCD8FF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DCD8FF in CSS

/* Icy Plains */
.color { color: #DCD8FF; }
.background { background-color: #DCD8FF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DCD8FF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(220 216 255);
color: hsl(246 100% 92%);
color: oklch(0.898 0.053 290.0);

#DCD8FF FAQ

What color is #DCD8FF?

#DCD8FF 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 #DCD8FF?

#DCD8FF is rgb(220, 216, 255) in RGB, hsl(246, 100%, 92%) in HSL and cmyk(14%, 15%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DCD8FF?

The complementary color of #DCD8FF is #FBFFD8, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DCD8FF?

Black text has the best contrast on #DCD8FF: 15.31:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DCD8FF a warm or cool color?

#DCD8FF is a cool color.