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#DFD4F2 — Pale Muted Purple

#DFD4F2 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 #DFD4F2 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.

#DFD4F2 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 #E7F2D4; it also sits naturally between #D4D8F2 and #EED4F2. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DFD4F2 · RGB 223, 212, 242

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Color values

HEX#DFD4F2
RGB223, 212, 242
HSL262°, 54%, 89%
HSV262°, 12%, 95%
CMYK8%, 12%, 0%, 5%
XYZ70.00, 69.19, 93.67
Yxy69.19, 0.3006, 0.2971
CIE-Lab86.60, 9.31, -13.32
Hunter Lab83.18, 9.25, -13.57

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 83% · Blue 95%

Cyan 8% · Magenta 12% · Yellow 0% · Key 5%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DFD4F2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DFD4F2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DFD4F2

.text { color: #DFD4F2; }
.background { background-color: #DFD4F2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFD4F2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 212, 242); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(262, 54%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFD4F2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 212, 242, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFD4F2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 212, 242, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFD4F2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFD4F2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DFD4F2

#C8B4E9#AD91DE#9672D5#7C4ECA#6737B9#532D95#412376#2E1952#1C0F33#090510

Tints of #DFD4F2

#E2D8F3#E2D8F3#E5DCF4#E8E0F6#EBE4F7#EBE4F7#EDE7F8#F0EBF9#F0EBF9#F3EFFA

Tones of #DFD4F2

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

Color harmonies

Complementary — #E7F2D4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.42:1 Fails
Against black text14.84:1 AAA

Best text color on #DFD4F2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFD4F2

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 #DFD4F2: ·

How #DFD4F2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DADAEBDeuteranopia · #DBDCE9Tritanopia · #DEE5E4

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 #DFD4F2 rather than the exact color:

Dusty Ember
#E3D5F1 · #A87ED3 · #844BBE · #542E7B
Burning Ruby Twilight
#B6F0D9 · #B0CAEC · #E1D3EE · #F2D6E4
Hidden Monsoon
#DBD6F0 · #7566BD · #5C47BD · #372D67
Palette F4eeff
#F4EEFF · #DCD6F7 · #A6B1E1 · #424874
Wild Mosaic
#2E19A9 · #E0462B · #1ECD38 · #D9D3F4
Radiant Ruby Whisper
#DCCEF3 · #A078DE · #501D9F · #231042

Similar colors

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

#E3D5F1#E1D3EE#DBD6F0#DCD6F7#D9D3F4#DCCEF3#D9D7F1#DBCEF3#D9D1EF#DDDAEE#D8D4EF#E5D9F2

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DFD4F1  ·  #DFD4F3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFD4F2?

#DFD4F2 is Pale Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 223, 212, 242). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFD4F2?

#DFD4F2 is RGB 223, 212, 242 — HSL 262°, 54%, 89% — CMYK 8%, 12%, 0%, 5%.

What colors go with #DFD4F2?

Its complement is #E7F2D4; analogous partners are #D4D8F2 and #EED4F2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFD4F2 for text?

Black text on #DFD4F2 has a contrast ratio of 14.84:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.42:1.