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#DFD1F6 — Pale Purple

#DFD1F6 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 #DFD1F6 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.

#DFD1F6 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 #E7F6D0; it also sits naturally between #D0D5F6 and #F1D0F6. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DFD1F6 · RGB 223, 209, 246

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Color values

HEX#DFD1F6
RGB223, 209, 246
HSL263°, 67%, 89%
HSV263°, 15%, 96%
CMYK9%, 15%, 0%, 4%
XYZ69.87, 67.94, 96.62
Yxy67.94, 0.2980, 0.2898
CIE-Lab85.98, 11.69, -16.37
Hunter Lab82.43, 11.64, -16.91

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 82% · Blue 96%

Cyan 9% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 0% · Key 4%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DFD1F6 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DFD1F6 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DFD1F6

.text { color: #DFD1F6; }
.background { background-color: #DFD1F6; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFD1F6; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 209, 246); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(263, 67%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFD1F6; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 209, 246, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFD1F6; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 209, 246, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFD1F6">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFD1F6">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DFD1F6

#C7AEEF#AC88E7#9566E1#7A3FD9#6528C8#5220A2#411980#2D1259#1C0B37#090311

Tints of #DFD1F6

#E2D4F7#E2D4F7#E4D9F7#E7DDF8#EAE1F9#EAE1F9#EDE5FA#F0EAFB#F0EAFB#F3EEFC

Tones of #DFD1F6

#DFD3F3#E0D5F0#E0D8EE#E1DBEB#E2DEE8#E2E0E6

Color harmonies

Complementary — #E7F6D0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.44:1 Fails
Against black text14.59:1 AAA

Best text color on #DFD1F6: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFD1F6

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 #DFD1F6: ·

How #DFD1F6 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D9D9EDDeuteranopia · #DADBEBTritanopia · #DEE6E4

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 #DFD1F6 rather than the exact color:

Radiant Ruby Whisper
#DCCEF3 · #A078DE · #501D9F · #231042
Misty Garden
#558C19 · #ACE777 · #8434DB · #DBCEF3
Palette F4eeff
#F4EEFF · #DCD6F7 · #A6B1E1 · #424874
Palette 5b0888
#5B0888 · #713ABE · #9D76C1 · #E5CFF7
Wild Mosaic
#2E19A9 · #E0462B · #1ECD38 · #D9D3F4
Palette Fff3da
#FFF3DA · #DFCCFB · #D0BFFF · #BEADFA

Similar colors

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

#DCCEF3#DBCEF3#DCD6F7#E5CFF7#D9D3F4#DFCCFB#E5D1FA#E3D5F1#D7D2F4#E1D3EE#E0CAF1#DBD6F0

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DFD1F5  ·  #DFD1F7 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFD1F6?

#DFD1F6 is Pale Purple, a purple color (RGB 223, 209, 246). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFD1F6?

#DFD1F6 is RGB 223, 209, 246 — HSL 263°, 67%, 89% — CMYK 9%, 15%, 0%, 4%.

What colors go with #DFD1F6?

Its complement is #E7F6D0; analogous partners are #D0D5F6 and #F1D0F6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFD1F6 for text?

Black text on #DFD1F6 has a contrast ratio of 14.59:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.44:1.