Palettes / Colors / #DFD2FD

#DFD2FD — Pale Vivid Purple

#DFD2FD 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 #DFD2FD 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.

#DFD2FD 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 #F0FDD3; it also sits naturally between #D3DCFD and #F5D3FD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

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

CSS code for #DFD2FD

.text { color: #DFD2FD; }
.background { background-color: #DFD2FD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFD2FD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 210, 253); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(258, 91%, 91%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFD2FD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 210, 253, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFD2FD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 210, 253, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFD2FD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFD2FD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #F0FDD3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DFD2FD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFD2FD

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:

How #DFD2FD 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 #DFD2FD rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DFD2FC  ·  #DFD2FE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFD2FD?

#DFD2FD is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 223, 210, 253). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFD2FD?

#DFD2FD is RGB 223, 210, 253 — HSL 258°, 91%, 91% — CMYK 12%, 17%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #DFD2FD?

Its complement is #F0FDD3; analogous partners are #D3DCFD and #F5D3FD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFD2FD for text?

Black text on #DFD2FD has a contrast ratio of 14.77:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.42:1.