What color is #DFDFFF?

#DFDFFF is a very light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Lavender. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DFDFFF?

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

What is the complementary color of #DFDFFF?

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

Is black or white text better on #DFDFFF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.14:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DFDFFF color

#DFDFFF rgb(223, 223, 255)

Shades of blue

The hex color #DFDFFF is a very light, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 87.5% green and 100% blue (223, 223, 255).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 100% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Lavender (#E6E6FA), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.14:1).

#DFDFFF color codes

HEX	`#DFDFFF`
RGB	`rgb(223, 223, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.5%, 87.5%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 100%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 13%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 13%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.71, 6.11, -15.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.71, 16.65, 291.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.865, 75.683, 105.252)`
Decimal	`14671871`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DFDFFF, 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 #DFDFFF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DFDFFF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.14:1	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 #DFDFFF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dfdfff; }
.text { color: #dfdfff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dfdfff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(223 223 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dfdfff, #efdfff); }

Background

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Border

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Questions

What color is #DFDFFF?: #DFDFFF is a very light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Lavender. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DFDFFF?: The RGB value is 223, 223, 255: 223 red, 223 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DFDFFF?: The complementary color is #FFFFDF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DFDFFF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.14:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.