What color is #DFD1E8?

#DFD1E8 is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Decadial Pink. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DFD1E8?

The RGB value is 223, 209, 232: 223 red, 209 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DFD1E8?

The complementary color is #DAE8D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DFD1E8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.42:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DFD1E8 color

#DFD1E8 rgb(223, 209, 232)

Shades of purple

The hex color #DFD1E8 is a very light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 82% green and 91% blue (223, 209, 232).

Its hue angle is 277°, with 33% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Decadial Pink (#DECADE), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.42:1).

#DFD1E8 color codes

HEX	`#DFD1E8`
RGB	`rgb(223, 209, 232)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.5%, 82%, 91%)`
HSL	`hsl(277, 33%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(277, 10%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 10%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.56, 8.97, -9.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.56, 13.11, 313.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.795, 67.115, 85.711)`
Decimal	`14668264`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DFD1E8, 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 #DFD1E8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DFD1E8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.42:1	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 #DFD1E8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dfd1e8; }
.text { color: #dfd1e8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dfd1e8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(223 209 232 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dfd1e8, #e8d1e6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #DFD1E8?: #DFD1E8 is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Decadial Pink. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DFD1E8?: The RGB value is 223, 209, 232: 223 red, 209 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DFD1E8?: The complementary color is #DAE8D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DFD1E8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.42:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.