What color is #DFDAE5?

#DFDAE5 is a very light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Pastel Day. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DFDAE5?

The RGB value is 223, 218, 229: 223 red, 218 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DFDAE5?

The complementary color is #E0E5DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DFDAE5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.3:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DFDAE5 color

#DFDAE5 rgb(223, 218, 229)

Shades of purple

The hex color #DFDAE5 is a very light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 85.5% green and 89.8% blue (223, 218, 229).

Its hue angle is 267°, with 17% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Day (#DFD8E1), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.3:1).

#DFDAE5 color codes

HEX	`#DFDAE5`
RGB	`rgb(223, 218, 229)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.5%, 85.5%, 89.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(267, 17%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(267, 5%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 5%, 0%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.72, 3.69, -4.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.72, 6.04, 307.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.643, 71.488, 84.243)`
Decimal	`14670565`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DFDAE5, 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 #DFDAE5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DFDAE5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.3:1	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 #DFDAE5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dfdae5; }
.text { color: #dfdae5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dfdae5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(223 218 229 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dfdae5, #e5dae5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #DFDAE5?: #DFDAE5 is a very light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Pastel Day. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DFDAE5?: The RGB value is 223, 218, 229: 223 red, 218 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DFDAE5?: The complementary color is #E0E5DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DFDAE5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.3:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.