Palettes / Colors / #DFAEEC
#DFAEEC — Light Purple
#DFAEEC is a purple color we call Light Purple, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the purple family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: plum (#DDA0DD) — not an exact match. CSS plum gives you #DDA0DD, a different color; use #DFAEEC 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.
#DFAEEC is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.
Its strongest partner is its complement #BAECAC; it also sits naturally between #BEACEC and #ECACDA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DFAEEC |
|---|---|
| RGB | 223, 174, 236 |
| HSL | 287°, 62%, 80% |
| HSV | 287°, 26%, 93% |
| CMYK | 6%, 26%, 0%, 7% |
| XYZ | 60.71, 52.02, 86.20 |
| Yxy | 52.02, 0.3052, 0.2615 |
| CIE-Lab | 77.29, 28.48, -24.17 |
| Hunter Lab | 72.12, 28.33, -25.24 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 87% · Green 68% · Blue 93%
Cyan 6% · Magenta 26% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DFAEEC
.text { color: #DFAEEC; }
.background { background-color: #DFAEEC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFAEEC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 174, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(287, 62%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFAEEC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 174, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFAEEC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 174, 236, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DFAEEC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFAEEC">Div content here</div>
Shades of #DFAEEC
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Tones of #DFAEEC
Color harmonies
Complementary — #BAECAC:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.84:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 11.40:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DFAEEC: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFAEEC
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #DFAEEC: ·
How #DFAEEC looks with color blindness
Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:
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:
Palettes with a similar color
These palettes use a close neighbour of #DFAEEC rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #DFAEEC?
#DFAEEC is Light Purple, a purple color (RGB 223, 174, 236). Its closest standard named color is Plum.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DFAEEC?
#DFAEEC is RGB 223, 174, 236 — HSL 287°, 62%, 80% — CMYK 6%, 26%, 0%, 7%.
What colors go with #DFAEEC?
Its complement is #BAECAC; analogous partners are #BEACEC and #ECACDA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DFAEEC for text?
Black text on #DFAEEC has a contrast ratio of 11.40:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.84:1.