What color is #DFD9F6?

#DFD9F6 is a very light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Foggy Plateau. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DFD9F6?

The RGB value is 223, 217, 246: 223 red, 217 green and 246 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DFD9F6?

The complementary color is #F0F6D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DFD9F6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.39:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DFD9F6 color

#DFD9F6 rgb(223, 217, 246)

Shades of blue

The hex color #DFD9F6 is a very light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 85.1% green and 96.5% blue (223, 217, 246).

Its hue angle is 252°, with 62% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plateau (#CFCBE5), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.39:1).

#DFD9F6 color codes

HEX	`#DFD9F6`
RGB	`rgb(223, 217, 246)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.5%, 85.1%, 96.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(252, 62%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(252, 12%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 12%, 0%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.95, 7.46, -13.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.95, 15.33, 299.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.876, 71.967, 97.275)`
Decimal	`14670326`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DFD9F6, 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 #DFD9F6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DFD9F6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.39:1	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 #DFD9F6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dfd9f6; }
.text { color: #dfd9f6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dfd9f6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(223 217 246 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dfd9f6, #eed9f6); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #DFD9F6?: #DFD9F6 is a very light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Foggy Plateau. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DFD9F6?: The RGB value is 223, 217, 246: 223 red, 217 green and 246 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DFD9F6?: The complementary color is #F0F6D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DFD9F6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.39:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.