Close to Lavender
#DCDEED
#DCDEED is a very light, muted blue, close to the color Lavender. In RGB it’s made of 86.3% red, 87.1% green, and 92.9% blue. Its hue is 233°, with 32% saturation and 90% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Tints, shades & tones
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #DCDEED.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
Open in the palette creator →Tetradic
Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
1.34:1 FailBlack text on this color
15.71:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.34:1 FailThis color as text on black
15.71:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #DCDEED as they’d see it.
#DCDEED in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #DCDEED
What color is #DCDEED?
#DCDEED is a very light, muted blue, close to the color Lavender. In RGB it’s made of 86.3% red, 87.1% green, and 92.9% blue. Its hue is 233°, with 32% saturation and 90% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #DCDEED in RGB?
#DCDEED is rgb(220, 222, 237): 220 red, 222 green, and 237 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #DCDEED in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(7, 6, 0, 7). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #DCDEED?
PANTONE 2656 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #DCDEED?
Its complement #E1DFD0 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.