What color is #DFD3E1?

#DFD3E1 is a very light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Pink Champagne. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DFD3E1?

The RGB value is 223, 211, 225: 223 red, 211 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DFD3E1?

The complementary color is #D5E1D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DFD3E1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.54:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DFD3E1 color

#DFD3E1 rgb(223, 211, 225)

Shades of purple

The hex color #DFD3E1 is a very light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 82.7% green and 88.2% blue (223, 211, 225).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 19% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Pink Champagne (#E8DFED), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.54:1).

#DFD3E1 color codes

HEX	`#DFD3E1`
RGB	`rgb(223, 211, 225)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.5%, 82.7%, 88.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 19%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 6%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 6%, 0%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.86, 6.62, -5.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.86, 8.54, 320.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.314, 67.713, 80.743)`
Decimal	`14668769`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DFD3E1, 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 #DFD3E1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DFD3E1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.54:1	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 #DFD3E1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dfd3e1; }
.text { color: #dfd3e1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dfd3e1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(223 211 225 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dfd3e1, #e1d3dc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #DFD3E1?: #DFD3E1 is a very light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Pink Champagne. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DFD3E1?: The RGB value is 223, 211, 225: 223 red, 211 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DFD3E1?: The complementary color is #D5E1D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DFD3E1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.54:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.