What color is #DFC5E2?

#DFC5E2 is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Thistle. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DFC5E2?

The RGB value is 223, 197, 226: 223 red, 197 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DFC5E2?

The complementary color is #C8E2C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DFC5E2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.22:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DFC5E2 color

#DFC5E2 rgb(223, 197, 226)

Shades of purple

The hex color #DFC5E2 is a very light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 77.3% green and 88.6% blue (223, 197, 226).

Its hue angle is 294°, with 33% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Thistle (#D8BFD8), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.22:1).

#DFC5E2 color codes

HEX	`#DFC5E2`
RGB	`rgb(223, 197, 226)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.5%, 77.3%, 88.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(294, 33%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(294, 13%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 13%, 0%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.44, 14.22, -11.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.44, 17.99, 322.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.123, 61.112, 80.355)`
Decimal	`14665186`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DFC5E2, 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 #DFC5E2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DFC5E2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.22:1	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 #DFC5E2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dfc5e2; }
.text { color: #dfc5e2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dfc5e2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(223 197 226 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dfc5e2, #e2c5d7); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #DFC5E2?: #DFC5E2 is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Thistle. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DFC5E2?: The RGB value is 223, 197, 226: 223 red, 197 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DFC5E2?: The complementary color is #C8E2C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DFC5E2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.22:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.