What color is #DFD2E7?

#DFD2E7 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 #DFD2E7?

The RGB value is 223, 210, 231: 223 red, 210 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DFD2E7?

The complementary color is #DAE7D2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DFD2E7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.51:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DFD2E7 color

#DFD2E7 rgb(223, 210, 231)

Shades of purple

The hex color #DFD2E7 is a very light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 82.4% green and 90.6% blue (223, 210, 231).

Its hue angle is 277°, with 30% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Decadial Pink (#DECADE), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.51:1).

#DFD2E7 color codes

HEX	`#DFD2E7`
RGB	`rgb(223, 210, 231)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.5%, 82.4%, 90.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(277, 30%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(277, 9%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 9%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.78, 8.26, -8.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.78, 12, 313.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.899, 67.551, 85.047)`
Decimal	`14668519`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DFD2E7, 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 #DFD2E7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DFD2E7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.51:1	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 #DFD2E7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dfd2e7; }
.text { color: #dfd2e7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dfd2e7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(223 210 231 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dfd2e7, #e7d2e5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #DFD2E7?: #DFD2E7 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 #DFD2E7?: The RGB value is 223, 210, 231: 223 red, 210 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DFD2E7?: The complementary color is #DAE7D2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DFD2E7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.51:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.