What color is #DFD7F2?

#DFD7F2 is a very light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Foggy Plateau. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DFD7F2?

The RGB value is 223, 215, 242: 223 red, 215 green and 242 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DFD7F2?

The complementary color is #EAF2D7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DFD7F2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.14:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DFD7F2 color

#DFD7F2 rgb(223, 215, 242)

Shades of purple

The hex color #DFD7F2 is a very light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 84.3% green and 94.9% blue (223, 215, 242).

Its hue angle is 258°, with 51% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plateau (#CFCBE5), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.14:1).

#DFD7F2 color codes

HEX	`#DFD7F2`
RGB	`rgb(223, 215, 242)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.5%, 84.3%, 94.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(258, 51%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(258, 11%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 11%, 0%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.34, 7.73, -12.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.34, 14.44, 302.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.756, 70.7, 93.906)`
Decimal	`14669810`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DFD7F2, 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 #DFD7F2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DFD7F2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.14:1	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 #DFD7F2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dfd7f2; }
.text { color: #dfd7f2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dfd7f2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(223 215 242 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dfd7f2, #ecd7f2); }

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Questions

What color is #DFD7F2?: #DFD7F2 is a very light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Foggy Plateau. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DFD7F2?: The RGB value is 223, 215, 242: 223 red, 215 green and 242 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DFD7F2?: The complementary color is #EAF2D7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DFD7F2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.14:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.