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#DFD1FC — Pale Vivid Purple

#DFD1FC is a purple color we call Pale Vivid 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 #DFD1FC 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.

#DFD1FC 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 #EDFCCF; it also sits naturally between #CFD7FC and #F4CFFC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DFD1FC · RGB 223, 209, 252

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Color values

HEX#DFD1FC
RGB223, 209, 252
HSL260°, 88%, 90%
HSV260°, 17%, 99%
CMYK12%, 17%, 0%, 1%
XYZ70.80, 68.32, 101.55
Yxy68.32, 0.2942, 0.2839
CIE-Lab86.16, 12.89, -19.26
Hunter Lab82.65, 12.88, -20.23

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 82% · Blue 99%

Cyan 12% · Magenta 17% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DFD1FC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DFD1FC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DFD1FC

.text { color: #DFD1FC; }
.background { background-color: #DFD1FC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFD1FC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 209, 252); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(260, 88%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFD1FC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 209, 252, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFD1FC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 209, 252, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFD1FC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFD1FC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DFD1FC

#C0A4F9#A67EF7#8852F4#6E2CF2#550EE1#440CB6#360990#260665#17043E#070113

Tints of #DFD1FC

#E1D4FC#E1D4FC#E5D9FD#E5D9FD#E8DDFD#EBE2FD#EBE2FD#EFE7FD#EFE7FD#F2ECFE

Tones of #DFD1FC

#DFD2F9#E0D5F6#E1D9F2#E2DCEF#E3DFEC#E4E2E9

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EDFCCF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.43:1 Fails
Against black text14.66:1 AAA

Best text color on #DFD1FC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFD1FC

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 #DFD1FC: ·

How #DFD1FC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D9D9F2Deuteranopia · #DADBEFTritanopia · #DEE9E8

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 #DFD1FC rather than the exact color:

Palette Fff3da
#FFF3DA · #DFCCFB · #D0BFFF · #BEADFA
Palette Beadfa
#BEADFA · #D0BFFF · #DFCCFB · #FFF8C9
Palette 493d9e
#493D9E · #B2A5FF · #DAD2FF · #FFF2AF
Palette Ecf2ff
#ECF2FF · #E3DFFD · #E5D1FA · #FFF4D2
Palette F1eaff
#F1EAFF · #E5D4FF · #DCBFFF · #D0A2F7
Palette F4eeff
#F4EEFF · #DCD6F7 · #A6B1E1 · #424874

Similar colors

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

#DFCCFB#DAD2FF#E5D1FA#E5D4FF#DCD6F7#E5CFF7#E8D3FF#DCCEF3#D9D3F4#DBCEF3#DDC8F6#D7D2F4

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DFD1FB  ·  #DFD1FD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFD1FC?

#DFD1FC is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 223, 209, 252). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFD1FC?

#DFD1FC is RGB 223, 209, 252 — HSL 260°, 88%, 90% — CMYK 12%, 17%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #DFD1FC?

Its complement is #EDFCCF; analogous partners are #CFD7FC and #F4CFFC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFD1FC for text?

Black text on #DFD1FC has a contrast ratio of 14.66:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.43:1.