What color is #DCDDF1?

#DCDDF1 is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Lavender. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DCDDF1?

The RGB value is 220, 221, 241: 220 red, 221 green and 241 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCDDF1?

The complementary color is #F1F0DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCDDF1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.66:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCDDF1 color

#DCDDF1 rgb(220, 221, 241)

Shades of blue

The hex color #DCDDF1 is a very light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 86.7% green and 94.5% blue (220, 221, 241).

Its hue angle is 237°, with 43% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Lavender (#E6E6FA), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.66:1).

#DCDDF1 color codes

HEX	`#DCDDF1`
RGB	`rgb(220, 221, 241)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 86.7%, 94.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(237, 43%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(237, 9%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 8%, 0%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.58, 3.42, -9.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.58, 10.43, 289.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.246, 73.279, 93.593)`
Decimal	`14474737`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCDDF1, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #DCDDF1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCDDF1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #DCDDF1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dcddf1; }
.text { color: #dcddf1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dcddf1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 221 241 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dcddf1, #e5dcf1); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #DCDDF1?: #DCDDF1 is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Lavender. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DCDDF1?: The RGB value is 220, 221, 241: 220 red, 221 green and 241 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCDDF1?: The complementary color is #F1F0DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCDDF1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.66:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.