What color is #DFCFF3?

#DFCFF3 is a very light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Foggy Love. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DFCFF3?

The RGB value is 223, 207, 243: 223 red, 207 green and 243 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DFCFF3?

The complementary color is #E3F3CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DFCFF3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.36:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DFCFF3 color

#DFCFF3 rgb(223, 207, 243)

Shades of purple

The hex color #DFCFF3 is a very light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 81.2% green and 95.3% blue (223, 207, 243).

Its hue angle is 267°, with 60% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Love (#D5C7E8), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.36:1).

#DFCFF3 color codes

HEX	`#DFCFF3`
RGB	`rgb(223, 207, 243)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.5%, 81.2%, 95.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(267, 60%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(267, 15%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 15%, 0%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.4, 12.15, -15.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.4, 19.81, 307.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.919, 66.785, 94.037)`
Decimal	`14667763`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DFCFF3, 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 #DFCFF3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DFCFF3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.36:1	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 #DFCFF3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dfcff3; }
.text { color: #dfcff3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dfcff3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(223 207 243 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dfcff3, #f1cff3); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #DFCFF3?: #DFCFF3 is a very light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Foggy Love. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DFCFF3?: The RGB value is 223, 207, 243: 223 red, 207 green and 243 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DFCFF3?: The complementary color is #E3F3CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DFCFF3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.36:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.