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#DFD1F3 — Pale Purple

#DFD1F3 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 #DFD1F3 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.

#DFD1F3 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 #E6F3D2; it also sits naturally between #D2D5F3 and #F1D2F3. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DFD1F3 · RGB 223, 209, 243

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Color values

HEX#DFD1F3
RGB223, 209, 243
HSL265°, 59%, 89%
HSV265°, 14%, 95%
CMYK8%, 14%, 0%, 5%
XYZ69.41, 67.76, 94.21
Yxy67.76, 0.3000, 0.2928
CIE-Lab85.89, 11.10, -14.92
Hunter Lab82.32, 11.03, -15.29

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 82% · Blue 95%

Cyan 8% · Magenta 14% · Yellow 0% · Key 5%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DFD1F3 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DFD1F3 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DFD1F3

.text { color: #DFD1F3; }
.background { background-color: #DFD1F3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFD1F3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 209, 243); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(265, 59%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFD1F3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 209, 243, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFD1F3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 209, 243, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFD1F3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFD1F3">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DFD1F3

#CAB2EB#B18DE2#9A6DD9#8149D0#6C31BF#57289A#451F7A#301655#1E0E35#090410

Tints of #DFD1F3

#E3D6F5#E3D6F5#E6DBF6#E9DFF7#EBE3F8#EBE3F8#EEE7F9#F1EBFA#F1EBFA#F4EFFB

Tones of #DFD1F3

#E1D5F1#E1D7EF#E1D9EC#E2DCEA#E2DEE8#E3E1E5

Color harmonies

Complementary — #E6F3D2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.44:1 Fails
Against black text14.55:1 AAA

Best text color on #DFD1F3: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFD1F3

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 #DFD1F3: ·

How #DFD1F3 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D9D9EBDeuteranopia · #DADBE9Tritanopia · #DEE4E3

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 #DFD1F3 rather than the exact color:

Radiant Ruby Whisper
#DCCEF3 · #A078DE · #501D9F · #231042
Misty Garden
#558C19 · #ACE777 · #8434DB · #DBCEF3
Burning Ruby Twilight
#B6F0D9 · #B0CAEC · #E1D3EE · #F2D6E4
Dusty Ember
#E3D5F1 · #A87ED3 · #844BBE · #542E7B
Wild Mosaic
#2E19A9 · #E0462B · #1ECD38 · #D9D3F4
Hidden Monsoon
#DBD6F0 · #7566BD · #5C47BD · #372D67

Similar colors

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

#DCCEF3#DBCEF3#E1D3EE#E3D5F1#D9D3F4#DBD6F0#E2CCEF#DCD6F7#D9D1EF#E0CAF1#DBCBF1#E5CFF7

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DFD1F2  ·  #DFD1F4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFD1F3?

#DFD1F3 is Pale Purple, a purple color (RGB 223, 209, 243). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFD1F3?

#DFD1F3 is RGB 223, 209, 243 — HSL 265°, 59%, 89% — CMYK 8%, 14%, 0%, 5%.

What colors go with #DFD1F3?

Its complement is #E6F3D2; analogous partners are #D2D5F3 and #F1D2F3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFD1F3 for text?

Black text on #DFD1F3 has a contrast ratio of 14.55:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.44:1.