What color is #DFCEFF?

#DFCEFF is a very light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Neon Boneyard. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DFCEFF?

The RGB value is 223, 206, 255: 223 red, 206 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DFCEFF?

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

Is black or white text better on #DFCEFF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.41:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DFCEFF color

#DFCEFF rgb(223, 206, 255)

Shades of purple

The hex color #DFCEFF is a very light, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 80.8% green and 100% blue (223, 206, 255).

Its hue angle is 261°, with 100% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Neon Boneyard (#DFC5FE), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.41:1).

#DFCEFF color codes

HEX	`#DFCEFF`
RGB	`rgb(223, 206, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.5%, 80.8%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(261, 100%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(261, 19%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 19%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.53, 15.08, -21.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.53, 26.51, 304.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.549, 67.051, 103.814)`
Decimal	`14667519`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DFCEFF, 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 #DFCEFF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DFCEFF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.41:1	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 #DFCEFF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dfceff; }
.text { color: #dfceff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dfceff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(223 206 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dfceff, #f8ceff); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #DFCEFF?: #DFCEFF is a very light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Neon Boneyard. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DFCEFF?: The RGB value is 223, 206, 255: 223 red, 206 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DFCEFF?: The complementary color is #EEFFCE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DFCEFF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.41:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.