Palettes / Colors / #DFB3FF

#DFB3FF — Pale Vivid Purple

#DFB3FF is a purple color we call Pale Vivid 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 #DFB3FF 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.

#DFB3FF 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 #D2FFB3; it also sits naturally between #B9B3FF and #FFB3F9. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

Copy HEX Copy RGB Copy HSL Download PNG swatch SVG

Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 70% · Blue 100%

Cyan 13% · Magenta 30% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DFB3FF

.text { color: #DFB3FF; }
.background { background-color: #DFB3FF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFB3FF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 179, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(275, 100%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFB3FF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 179, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFB3FF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 179, 255, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFB3FF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFB3FF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DFB3FF

Tints of #DFB3FF

Tones of #DFB3FF

Color harmonies

Complementary — #D2FFB3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DFB3FF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFB3FF

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:

How #DFB3FF 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 #DFB3FF rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DFB3FE  ·  #DFB400 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFB3FF?

#DFB3FF is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 223, 179, 255). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFB3FF?

#DFB3FF is RGB 223, 179, 255 — HSL 275°, 100%, 85% — CMYK 13%, 30%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #DFB3FF?

Its complement is #D2FFB3; analogous partners are #B9B3FF and #FFB3F9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFB3FF for text?

Black text on #DFB3FF has a contrast ratio of 12.03:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.75:1.