What color is #DFC2E6?

#DFC2E6 is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Prom Corsage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DFC2E6?

The RGB value is 223, 194, 230: 223 red, 194 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DFC2E6?

The complementary color is #C9E6C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DFC2E6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DFC2E6 color

#DFC2E6 rgb(223, 194, 230)

Shades of purple

The hex color #DFC2E6 is a very light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 76.1% green and 90.2% blue (223, 194, 230).

Its hue angle is 288°, with 42% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Prom Corsage (#E7C3E7), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13:1).

#DFC2E6 color codes

HEX	`#DFC2E6`
RGB	`rgb(223, 194, 230)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.5%, 76.1%, 90.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(288, 42%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(288, 16%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 16%, 0%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.83, 16.57, -14.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.83, 21.74, 319.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.004, 59.986, 83.054)`
Decimal	`14664422`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DFC2E6, 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 #DFC2E6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DFC2E6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13:1	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 #DFC2E6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dfc2e6; }
.text { color: #dfc2e6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dfc2e6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(223 194 230 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dfc2e6, #e6c2db); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #DFC2E6?: #DFC2E6 is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Prom Corsage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DFC2E6?: The RGB value is 223, 194, 230: 223 red, 194 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DFC2E6?: The complementary color is #C9E6C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DFC2E6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.