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#DFA4E6 — Light Pink

#DFA4E6 is a pink color we call Light Pink, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: plum (#DDA0DD) — not an exact match. CSS plum gives you #DDA0DD, a different color; use #DFA4E6 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#DFA4E6 is a cool pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #AAE6A3; it also sits naturally between #BEA3E6 and #E6A3CB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DFA4E6 · RGB 223, 164, 230

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Color values

HEX#DFA4E6
RGB223, 164, 230
HSL294°, 57%, 77%
HSV294°, 29%, 90%
CMYK3%, 29%, 0%, 10%
XYZ57.99, 47.95, 81.06
Yxy47.95, 0.3101, 0.2564
CIE-Lab74.79, 32.72, -24.72
Hunter Lab69.25, 32.51, -25.65

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 64% · Blue 90%

Cyan 3% · Magenta 29% · Yellow 0% · Key 10%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #DFA4E6 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DFA4E6 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DFA4E6

.text { color: #DFA4E6; }
.background { background-color: #DFA4E6; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFA4E6; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 164, 230); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(294, 57%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFA4E6; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 164, 230, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFA4E6; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 164, 230, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFA4E6">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFA4E6">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DFA4E6

#D587DE#CA67D5#C14BCE#B235C0#982DA4#7B2484#611D68#47154C#290C2C#0F0410

Tints of #DFA4E6

#E2ABE8#E5B3EA#E7BBEC#EAC3EF#EDCBF1#EECFF2#F1D7F4#F4DFF6#F7E7F8#F9EFFB

Tones of #DFA4E6

#DBA8E1#D8ACDC#D4B1D8#D0B6D2#CCBBCE#C8C0C9

Color harmonies

Complementary — #AAE6A3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.98:1 Fails
Against black text10.59:1 AAA

Best text color on #DFA4E6: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFA4E6

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #DFA4E6: ·

How #DFA4E6 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #C5C5D6Deuteranopia · #C9CDD2Tritanopia · #DCC9C7

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FATailwind fuchsia 500 · #D946EFMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9E

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DFA4E6 rather than the exact color:

Palette D3f4ff
#D3F4FF · #B2DFFB · #E7A4E4 · #FFC55C
Crimson Twilight
#841A8E · #D3C526 · #54E0D4 · #D7A9E6
Misty Canyon
#DAA5EE · #CD82E9 · #741895 · #3A0A4C
Burning Harbor
#1C781A · #7BDA58 · #D243D6 · #E5A7DD
Palette Ffebb2
#FFEBB2 · #E59BE9 · #D862BC · #8644A2
Lucky Terrace
#9526B2 · #AD9125 · #4FD9BD · #E0AFE4

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#E7A4E4#D7A9E6#DAA5EE#E5A7DD#E59BE9#E0AFE4#D5AAEB#E9A9E0#EA9EE9#D3A9E9#E0AEEF#E5AFEC

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DFA4E5  ·  #DFA4E7 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFA4E6?

#DFA4E6 is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 223, 164, 230). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFA4E6?

#DFA4E6 is RGB 223, 164, 230 — HSL 294°, 57%, 77% — CMYK 3%, 29%, 0%, 10%.

What colors go with #DFA4E6?

Its complement is #AAE6A3; analogous partners are #BEA3E6 and #E6A3CB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFA4E6 for text?

Black text on #DFA4E6 has a contrast ratio of 10.59:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.98:1.