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#DFC2FA — Pale Vivid Purple

#DFC2FA is a purple color we call Pale Vivid 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 #DFC2FA 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.

#DFC2FA 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 #DDFAC2; it also sits naturally between #C3C2FA and #FAC2F9. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DFC2FA · RGB 223, 194, 250

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Color values

HEX#DFC2FA
RGB223, 194, 250
HSL271°, 85%, 87%
HSV271°, 22%, 98%
CMYK11%, 22%, 0%, 2%
XYZ66.98, 61.17, 98.72
Yxy61.17, 0.2952, 0.2696
CIE-Lab82.47, 20.49, -23.79
Hunter Lab78.21, 20.48, -25.28

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 76% · Blue 98%

Cyan 11% · Magenta 22% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DFC2FA on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DFC2FA on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DFC2FA

.text { color: #DFC2FA; }
.background { background-color: #DFC2FA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFC2FA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 194, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(271, 85%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFC2FA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 194, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFC2FA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 194, 250, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFC2FA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFC2FA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DFC2FA

#CB9CF7#B571F4#A14CF0#8D26ED#7912D9#610EAF#4C0B89#370863#1F0539#0A0213

Tints of #DFC2FA

#E1C6FA#E4CBFB#E6D0FB#E9D5FC#EBD9FC#EBD9FC#EEDEFC#F0E3FD#F3E7FD#F5ECFD

Tones of #DFC2FA

#DFC6F6#DFCAF2#DECEEE#DED2EA#DED6E6#DEDAE2

Color harmonies

Complementary — #DDFAC2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.59:1 Fails
Against black text13.23:1 AAA

Best text color on #DFC2FA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFC2FA

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #DFC2FA: ·

How #DFC2FA looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D2D2ECDeuteranopia · #D4D6E9Tritanopia · #DEE2DF

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 #DFC2FA rather than the exact color:

Cosmic Ruby Garden
#E0C5F7 · #963BE3 · #7420BC · #280A42
Palette F1eaff
#F1EAFF · #E5D4FF · #DCBFFF · #D0A2F7
Burning Ruby Ember
#3E840C · #A9EE43 · #A642EE · #DDC8F6
Cosmic Ruby Bloom
#5CCA19 · #5FE639 · #AA44E8 · #DFC7F4
Honey Ruby Ember
#37B911 · #A9F16A · #BF27EB · #E4C7F6
Palette Fff3da
#FFF3DA · #DFCCFB · #D0BFFF · #BEADFA

Similar colors

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

#E0C5F7#DCBFFF#DDC8F6#DFC7F4#E4C7F6#DFCCFB#DBC4F0#E2B9F4#DCC1EF#E0CAF1#D7C3F1#E6BCF1

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DFC2F9  ·  #DFC2FB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFC2FA?

#DFC2FA is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 223, 194, 250). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFC2FA?

#DFC2FA is RGB 223, 194, 250 — HSL 271°, 85%, 87% — CMYK 11%, 22%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #DFC2FA?

Its complement is #DDFAC2; analogous partners are #C3C2FA and #FAC2F9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFC2FA for text?

Black text on #DFC2FA has a contrast ratio of 13.23:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.59:1.