What color is #DFD9E8?

#DFD9E8 is a very light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Velvet Scarf. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DFD9E8?

The RGB value is 223, 217, 232: 223 red, 217 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DFD9E8?

The complementary color is #E2E8D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DFD9E8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.23:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DFD9E8 color

#DFD9E8 rgb(223, 217, 232)

Shades of purple

The hex color #DFD9E8 is a very light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 85.1% green and 91% blue (223, 217, 232).

Its hue angle is 264°, with 25% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Velvet Scarf (#E3DFEC), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.23:1).

#DFD9E8 color codes

HEX	`#DFD9E8`
RGB	`rgb(223, 217, 232)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.5%, 85.1%, 91%)`
HSL	`hsl(264, 25%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(264, 6%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 6%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.55, 4.77, -6.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.55, 8.15, 305.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.807, 71.14, 86.382)`
Decimal	`14670312`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DFD9E8, 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 #DFD9E8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DFD9E8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.23:1	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 #DFD9E8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dfd9e8; }
.text { color: #dfd9e8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dfd9e8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(223 217 232 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dfd9e8, #e7d9e8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #DFD9E8?: #DFD9E8 is a very light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Velvet Scarf. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DFD9E8?: The RGB value is 223, 217, 232: 223 red, 217 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DFD9E8?: The complementary color is #E2E8D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DFD9E8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.23:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.