Palettes / Colors / #DFBFEA
#DFBFEA — Pale Muted Purple
#DFBFEA is a purple color we call Pale Muted Purple, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the purple family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: thistle (#D8BFD8) — not an exact match. CSS thistle gives you #D8BFD8, a different color; use #DFBFEA 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.
#DFBFEA 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 #C9EABE; it also sits naturally between #C9BEEA and #EABEDF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DFBFEA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 223, 191, 234 |
| HSL | 285°, 51%, 83% |
| HSV | 285°, 18%, 92% |
| CMYK | 5%, 18%, 0%, 8% |
| XYZ | 63.91, 58.89, 85.84 |
| Yxy | 58.89, 0.3063, 0.2823 |
| CIE-Lab | 81.23, 18.95, -17.12 |
| Hunter Lab | 76.74, 18.76, -17.43 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 87% · Green 75% · Blue 92%
Cyan 5% · Magenta 18% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DFBFEA
.text { color: #DFBFEA; }
.background { background-color: #DFBFEA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFBFEA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 191, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(285, 51%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFBFEA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 191, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFBFEA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 191, 234, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DFBFEA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFBFEA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #C9EABE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.64:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 12.78:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DFBFEA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFBFEA
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 #DFBFEA: ·
How #DFBFEA 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 #DFBFEA 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 #DFBFEA?
#DFBFEA is Pale Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 223, 191, 234). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DFBFEA?
#DFBFEA is RGB 223, 191, 234 — HSL 285°, 51%, 83% — CMYK 5%, 18%, 0%, 8%.
What colors go with #DFBFEA?
Its complement is #C9EABE; analogous partners are #C9BEEA and #EABEDF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DFBFEA for text?
Black text on #DFBFEA has a contrast ratio of 12.78:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.64:1.