Palettes / Colors / #DFAFDA
#DFAFDA — Light Muted Pink
#DFAFDA is a pink color we call Light Muted 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 #DFAFDA 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.
#DFAFDA is a warm-leaning pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.
Its strongest partner is its complement #AFDFB4; it also sits naturally between #CCAFDF and #DFAFC2. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DFAFDA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 223, 175, 218 |
| HSL | 306°, 43%, 78% |
| HSV | 306°, 22%, 87% |
| CMYK | 0%, 22%, 2%, 13% |
| XYZ | 58.42, 51.41, 73.17 |
| Yxy | 51.41, 0.3192, 0.2809 |
| CIE-Lab | 76.93, 24.56, -14.97 |
| Hunter Lab | 71.70, 24.16, -14.77 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 87% · Green 69% · Blue 85%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 22% · Yellow 2% · Key 13%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DFAFDA
.text { color: #DFAFDA; }
.background { background-color: #DFAFDA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFAFDA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 175, 218); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(306, 43%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFAFDA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 175, 218, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFAFDA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 175, 218, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DFAFDA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFAFDA">Div content here</div>
Shades of #DFAFDA
Tints of #DFAFDA
Tones of #DFAFDA
Color harmonies
Complementary — #AFDFB4:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.86:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 11.28:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DFAFDA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFAFDA
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 #DFAFDA: ·
How #DFAFDA 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 #DFAFDA 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 #DFAFDA?
#DFAFDA is Light Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 223, 175, 218). Its closest standard named color is Plum.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DFAFDA?
#DFAFDA is RGB 223, 175, 218 — HSL 306°, 43%, 78% — CMYK 0%, 22%, 2%, 13%.
What colors go with #DFAFDA?
Its complement is #AFDFB4; analogous partners are #CCAFDF and #DFAFC2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DFAFDA for text?
Black text on #DFAFDA has a contrast ratio of 11.28:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.86:1.