Palettes / Colors / #DFCAEB
#DFCAEB — Pale Muted Purple
#DFCAEB 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 #DFCAEB 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.
#DFCAEB 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 #D7EBCB; it also sits naturally between #D0CBEB and #EBCBE7. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DFCAEB |
|---|---|
| RGB | 223, 202, 235 |
| HSL | 278°, 45%, 86% |
| HSV | 278°, 14%, 92% |
| CMYK | 5%, 14%, 0%, 8% |
| XYZ | 66.55, 63.93, 87.43 |
| Yxy | 63.93, 0.3054, 0.2934 |
| CIE-Lab | 83.93, 13.26, -13.60 |
| Hunter Lab | 79.95, 13.12, -13.72 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 87% · Green 79% · Blue 92%
Cyan 5% · Magenta 14% · 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 #DFCAEB
.text { color: #DFCAEB; }
.background { background-color: #DFCAEB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFCAEB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 202, 235); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(278, 45%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFCAEB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 202, 235, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFCAEB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 202, 235, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DFCAEB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFCAEB">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #D7EBCB:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.52:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.79:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DFCAEB: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFCAEB
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 #DFCAEB: ·
How #DFCAEB 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 #DFCAEB 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 #DFCAEB?
#DFCAEB is Pale Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 223, 202, 235). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DFCAEB?
#DFCAEB is RGB 223, 202, 235 — HSL 278°, 45%, 86% — CMYK 5%, 14%, 0%, 8%.
What colors go with #DFCAEB?
Its complement is #D7EBCB; analogous partners are #D0CBEB and #EBCBE7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DFCAEB for text?
Black text on #DFCAEB has a contrast ratio of 13.79:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.52:1.