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#DFC0EC — Pale Muted Purple

#DFC0EC is a purple color we call Pale Muted Purple, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the purple family.

#DFC0EC 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 #CDECC0; it also sits naturally between #C9C0EC and #ECC0E3. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DFC0EC · RGB 223, 192, 236

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Color values

HEX#DFC0EC
RGB223, 192, 236
HSL282°, 54%, 84%
HSV282°, 19%, 93%
CMYK6%, 19%, 0%, 7%
XYZ64.42, 59.44, 87.44
Yxy59.44, 0.3049, 0.2813
CIE-Lab81.53, 18.80, -17.73
Hunter Lab77.10, 18.63, -18.14

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 75% · Blue 93%

Cyan 6% · Magenta 19% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DFC0EC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DFC0EC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DFC0EC

.text { color: #DFC0EC; }
.background { background-color: #DFC0EC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFC0EC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 192, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(282, 54%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFC0EC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 192, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFC0EC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 192, 236, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFC0EC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFC0EC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DFC0EC

#CFA1E3#BF81D9#AF62D0#9F43C7#8834AD#702A8D#57216E#3E174F#250E2F#0C0510

Tints of #DFC0EC

#E1C4ED#E3C8EF#E7D0F1#E9D4F2#EBD8F3#EDDCF4#EFE0F6#F3E7F8#F5EBF9#F7EFFA

Tones of #DFC0EC

#DEC3E9#DDC6E6#DBCAE3#DACDE0#D9D0DC#D8D3D9

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CDECC0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.63:1 Fails
Against black text12.89:1 AAA

Best text color on #DFC0EC: #000000.

How #DFC0EC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D2D1E1Deuteranopia · #D3D6DFTritanopia · #DDD9D7

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 · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind purple 500 · #A855F7

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DFC0EC rather than the exact color:

Misty Ruby Cascade
#691698 · #DB9720 · #1FCF8E · #DCC1EF
Palette 2a2f4f
#2A2F4F · #917FB3 · #E5BEEC · #FDE2F3
Palette 5a639c
#5A639C · #7776B3 · #9B86BD · #E2BBE9
Palette Faf3f0
#FAF3F0 · #D4E2D4 · #FFCACC · #DBC4F0
Tranquil Cinder
#E2C2E6 · #CD90D5 · #B85FC3 · #9E47A9
Scarlet Petal
#DCDEF4 · #DBBEE5 · #EDB8CF · #EEC7AB

Similar colors

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

#DCC1EF#E5BEEC#E2BBE9#DBC4F0#E2C2E6#DBBEE5#E1BEE4#DCBDE4#D6C1ED#E0C9EE#E6BCF1#D7C4E8

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DFC0EB  ·  #DFC0ED →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFC0EC?

#DFC0EC is Pale Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 223, 192, 236). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFC0EC?

#DFC0EC is RGB 223, 192, 236 — HSL 282°, 54%, 84% — CMYK 6%, 19%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #DFC0EC?

Its complement is #CDECC0; analogous partners are #C9C0EC and #ECC0E3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFC0EC for text?

Black text on #DFC0EC has a contrast ratio of 12.89:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.63:1.