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#DFD3F2 — Pale Muted Purple

#DFD3F2 is a purple color we call Pale Muted 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 #DFD3F2 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.

#DFD3F2 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 #E6F2D4; it also sits naturally between #D4D7F2 and #EFD4F2. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DFD3F2 · RGB 223, 211, 242

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Color values

HEX#DFD3F2
RGB223, 211, 242
HSL263°, 54%, 89%
HSV263°, 13%, 95%
CMYK8%, 13%, 0%, 5%
XYZ69.75, 68.69, 93.59
Yxy68.69, 0.3006, 0.2960
CIE-Lab86.35, 9.84, -13.69
Hunter Lab82.88, 9.77, -13.96

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 83% · Blue 95%

Cyan 8% · Magenta 13% · Yellow 0% · Key 5%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DFD3F2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DFD3F2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DFD3F2

.text { color: #DFD3F2; }
.background { background-color: #DFD3F2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFD3F2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 211, 242); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(263, 54%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFD3F2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 211, 242, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFD3F2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 211, 242, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFD3F2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFD3F2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DFD3F2

#C8B4E9#AF91DE#9872D5#7E4ECA#6937B9#552D95#432376#2F1952#1D0F33#090510

Tints of #DFD3F2

#E2D8F3#E2D8F3#E5DCF4#E8E0F6#EBE4F7#EBE4F7#EEE7F8#F1EBF9#F1EBF9#F4EFFA

Tones of #DFD3F2

#E0D6F0#E0D8EE#E1DAEC#E1DCE9#E2DFE7#E2E1E5

Color harmonies

Complementary — #E6F2D4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.42:1 Fails
Against black text14.74:1 AAA

Best text color on #DFD3F2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFD3F2

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 #DFD3F2: ·

How #DFD3F2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DADAEADeuteranopia · #DBDBE9Tritanopia · #DEE5E3

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 #DFD3F2 rather than the exact color:

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

Similar colors

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

#E1D3EE#E3D5F1#DBD6F0#DCCEF3#D9D3F4#DBCEF3#DCD6F7#D9D1EF#D9D7F1#D8D4EF#E2CCEF#D7D2F4

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DFD3F1  ·  #DFD3F3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFD3F2?

#DFD3F2 is Pale Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 223, 211, 242). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFD3F2?

#DFD3F2 is RGB 223, 211, 242 — HSL 263°, 54%, 89% — CMYK 8%, 13%, 0%, 5%.

What colors go with #DFD3F2?

Its complement is #E6F2D4; analogous partners are #D4D7F2 and #EFD4F2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFD3F2 for text?

Black text on #DFD3F2 has a contrast ratio of 14.74:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.42:1.