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#DFD4FE — Pale Vivid Purple

#DFD4FE 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 #DFD4FE 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.

#DFD4FE 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 #F2FED2; it also sits naturally between #D2DCFE and #F4D2FE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DFD4FE · RGB 223, 212, 254

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Color values

HEX#DFD4FE
RGB223, 212, 254
HSL256°, 95%, 91%
HSV256°, 17%, 100%
CMYK12%, 17%, 0%, 0%
XYZ71.86, 69.93, 103.48
Yxy69.93, 0.2930, 0.2851
CIE-Lab86.96, 11.70, -19.11
Hunter Lab83.62, 11.70, -20.12

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 83% · Blue 100%

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

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

Previews

Sample text in #DFD4FE on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DFD4FE on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DFD4FE

.text { color: #DFD4FE; }
.background { background-color: #DFD4FE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFD4FE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 212, 254); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(256, 95%, 91%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFD4FE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 212, 254, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFD4FE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 212, 254, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFD4FE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFD4FE">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DFD4FE

#BDA5FD#9F7EFC#7E51FB#5D24F9#4406EF#3705C2#2B0495#1E0368#120241#060114

Tints of #DFD4FE

#E2D7FE#E2D7FE#E5DCFE#E5DCFE#E9E1FE#E9E1FE#EDE6FE#EDE6FE#F0EBFE#F0EBFE

Tones of #DFD4FE

#DFD5FB#E1D8F8#E2DCF4#E4DFF1#E5E2EE#E7E5EB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #F2FED2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.40:1 Fails
Against black text14.99:1 AAA

Best text color on #DFD4FE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFD4FE

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 #DFD4FE: ·

How #DFD4FE looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DADAF4Deuteranopia · #DBDCF1Tritanopia · #DEECEA

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 #DFD4FE rather than the exact color:

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

Similar colors

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

#DAD2FF#E5D4FF#E5D1FA#DCD6F7#DFCCFB#E8D3FF#E5CFF7#D9D3F4#E3DFFD#EBD6FB#E0DEF6#DCCEF3

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DFD4FD  ·  #DFD4FF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFD4FE?

#DFD4FE is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 223, 212, 254). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFD4FE?

#DFD4FE is RGB 223, 212, 254 — HSL 256°, 95%, 91% — CMYK 12%, 17%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #DFD4FE?

Its complement is #F2FED2; analogous partners are #D2DCFE and #F4D2FE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFD4FE for text?

Black text on #DFD4FE has a contrast ratio of 14.99:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.40:1.