What color is #DFD6E0?

#DFD6E0 is a very light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Pastel Day. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DFD6E0?

The RGB value is 223, 214, 224: 223 red, 214 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DFD6E0?

The complementary color is #D7E0D6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DFD6E0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.83:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DFD6E0 color

#DFD6E0 rgb(223, 214, 224)

Shades of purple

The hex color #DFD6E0 is a very light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 83.9% green and 87.8% blue (223, 214, 224).

Its hue angle is 294°, with 14% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Day (#DFD8E1), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.83:1).

#DFD6E0 color codes

HEX	`#DFD6E0`
RGB	`rgb(223, 214, 224)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.5%, 83.9%, 87.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(294, 14%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(294, 4%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 0%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.58, 4.86, -3.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.58, 6.18, 321.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.93, 69.163, 80.278)`
Decimal	`14669536`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DFD6E0, 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 #DFD6E0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DFD6E0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.83:1	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 #DFD6E0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dfd6e0; }
.text { color: #dfd6e0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dfd6e0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(223 214 224 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dfd6e0, #e0d6dc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #DFD6E0?: #DFD6E0 is a very light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Pastel Day. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DFD6E0?: The RGB value is 223, 214, 224: 223 red, 214 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DFD6E0?: The complementary color is #D7E0D6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DFD6E0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.83:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.