Palettes / Colors / #DFC8FF

#DFC8FF — Pale Vivid Purple

#DFC8FF is a purple color we call Pale Vivid Purple, closest to the named color Lavender (#E6E6FA). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lavender (#E6E6FA) — not an exact match. CSS lavender gives you #E6E6FA, a different color; use #DFC8FF 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.

#DFC8FF 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 #E8FFC7; it also sits naturally between #C7CCFF and #FAC7FF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 78% · Blue 100%

Cyan 13% · Magenta 22% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DFC8FF

.text { color: #DFC8FF; }
.background { background-color: #DFC8FF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFC8FF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 200, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(265, 100%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFC8FF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 200, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFC8FF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 200, 255, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFC8FF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFC8FF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E8FFC7:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DFC8FF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFC8FF

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 #DFC8FF 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 #DFC8FF 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

← #DFC8FE  ·  #DFC900 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFC8FF?

#DFC8FF is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 223, 200, 255). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFC8FF?

#DFC8FF is RGB 223, 200, 255 — HSL 265°, 100%, 89% — CMYK 13%, 22%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #DFC8FF?

Its complement is #E8FFC7; analogous partners are #C7CCFF and #FAC7FF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFC8FF for text?

Black text on #DFC8FF has a contrast ratio of 13.84:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.52:1.