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#DFCFF3 — Pale Purple

#DFCFF3 is a purple color we call Pale 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 #DFCFF3 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.

#DFCFF3 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 #E2F3CE; it also sits naturally between #CED0F3 and #F1CEF3. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DFCFF3 · RGB 223, 207, 243

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Color values

HEX#DFCFF3
RGB223, 207, 243
HSL267°, 60%, 88%
HSV267°, 15%, 95%
CMYK8%, 15%, 0%, 5%
XYZ68.92, 66.78, 94.05
Yxy66.78, 0.3000, 0.2907
CIE-Lab85.40, 12.16, -15.65
Hunter Lab81.72, 12.08, -16.07

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 81% · Blue 95%

Cyan 8% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 0% · Key 5%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DFCFF3 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DFCFF3 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DFCFF3

.text { color: #DFCFF3; }
.background { background-color: #DFCFF3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFCFF3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 207, 243); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(267, 60%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFCFF3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 207, 243, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFCFF3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 207, 243, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFCFF3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFCFF3">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DFCFF3

#C9ADEB#B189E1#9B68D9#8343D0#6E2FBC#5B279B#461E76#321556#1D0C31#0A0410

Tints of #DFCFF3

#E1D2F4#E4D6F5#E4D6F5#E7DAF6#E9DEF7#ECE2F8#EFE7F9#EFE7F9#F1EBFA#F4EFFB

Tones of #DFCFF3

#DFD1F0#DFD3EE#DFD6EB#E0D8E8#E0DBE6#E0DEE3

Color harmonies

Complementary — #E2F3CE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.46:1 Fails
Against black text14.36:1 AAA

Best text color on #DFCFF3: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFCFF3

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 #DFCFF3: ·

How #DFCFF3 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D8D8EADeuteranopia · #D9DAE8Tritanopia · #DEE3E2

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 #DFCFF3 rather than the exact color:

Radiant Ruby Whisper
#DCCEF3 · #A078DE · #501D9F · #231042
Misty Garden
#558C19 · #ACE777 · #8434DB · #DBCEF3
Tranquil Ruby Zephyr
#6BBA24 · #A6DF5A · #A15CE0 · #E0CAF1
Honey Ruby Voyage
#7624B6 · #D58B2C · #4FDC9E · #E2CCEF
Golden Mosaic
#DBCBF1 · #B79ADF · #6B31B9 · #582998
Burning Ruby Twilight
#B6F0D9 · #B0CAEC · #E1D3EE · #F2D6E4

Similar colors

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

#DCCEF3#DBCEF3#E0CAF1#E2CCEF#DBCBF1#E1D3EE#E5CFF7#D9D3F4#DACAF1#E4CAF1#E3D5F1#D9D1EF

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DFCFF2  ·  #DFCFF4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFCFF3?

#DFCFF3 is Pale Purple, a purple color (RGB 223, 207, 243). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFCFF3?

#DFCFF3 is RGB 223, 207, 243 — HSL 267°, 60%, 88% — CMYK 8%, 15%, 0%, 5%.

What colors go with #DFCFF3?

Its complement is #E2F3CE; analogous partners are #CED0F3 and #F1CEF3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFCFF3 for text?

Black text on #DFCFF3 has a contrast ratio of 14.36:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.46:1.