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#DCD9FF closest to Icy Plains

#DCD9FF 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, 85.1% green and 100.0% blue (rgb(220, 217, 255)). Its HSL value is 245° hue, 100% saturation and 93% lightness, and in CMYK it is 14% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #DCD9FF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 15.41:1.

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Variations of #DCD9FF

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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#DCD9FF 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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#DCD9FF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #DCD9FF 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 #D0DCFE
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D1DDFF
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D4DCFF
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #D0DCFE
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #D4DBFE
  • Tritanopia 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #D5DFE5
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #DADBF4
  • Achromatopsia 90% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #DDDDDD
  • Achromatomaly 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #DDDCE6

#DCD9FF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.36:1 Very poor#DCD9FF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
15.41:1 Super#DCD9FF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DCD9FF in CSS

/* Icy Plains */
.color { color: #DCD9FF; }
.background { background-color: #DCD9FF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DCD9FF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(220 217 255);
color: hsl(245 100% 93%);
color: oklch(0.900 0.052 288.9);

#DCD9FF FAQ

What color is #DCD9FF?

#DCD9FF 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 #DCD9FF?

#DCD9FF is rgb(220, 217, 255) in RGB, hsl(245, 100%, 93%) in HSL and cmyk(14%, 15%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DCD9FF?

The complementary color of #DCD9FF is #FCFFD9, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DCD9FF?

Black text has the best contrast on #DCD9FF: 15.41:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DCD9FF a warm or cool color?

#DCD9FF is a cool color.