Palettes / Colors / #DFCAEE
#DFCAEE — Pale Muted Purple
#DFCAEE 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 #DFCAEE 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.
#DFCAEE 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 #D8EEC9; it also sits naturally between #CCC9EE and #EEC9EA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DFCAEE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 223, 202, 238 |
| HSL | 275°, 51%, 86% |
| HSV | 275°, 15%, 93% |
| CMYK | 6%, 15%, 0%, 7% |
| XYZ | 66.98, 64.10, 89.73 |
| Yxy | 64.10, 0.3033, 0.2903 |
| CIE-Lab | 84.02, 13.84, -15.06 |
| Hunter Lab | 80.06, 13.72, -15.33 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 87% · Green 79% · Blue 93%
Cyan 6% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DFCAEE
.text { color: #DFCAEE; }
.background { background-color: #DFCAEE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFCAEE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 202, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(275, 51%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFCAEE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 202, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFCAEE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 202, 238, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DFCAEE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFCAEE">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #D8EEC9:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.52:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.82:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DFCAEE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFCAEE
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 #DFCAEE: ·
How #DFCAEE 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 #DFCAEE 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 #DFCAEE?
#DFCAEE is Pale Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 223, 202, 238). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DFCAEE?
#DFCAEE is RGB 223, 202, 238 — HSL 275°, 51%, 86% — CMYK 6%, 15%, 0%, 7%.
What colors go with #DFCAEE?
Its complement is #D8EEC9; analogous partners are #CCC9EE and #EEC9EA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DFCAEE for text?
Black text on #DFCAEE has a contrast ratio of 13.82:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.52:1.