Palettes / Colors / #DFD7F4

#DFD7F4 — Pale Purple

#DFD7F4 is a purple color we call Pale Purple, closest to the named color Lavender (#E6E6FA). It belongs to the purple family.

#DFD7F4 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 #ECF4D7; it also sits naturally between #D7DDF4 and #EED7F4. 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 84% · Blue 96%

Cyan 9% · Magenta 12% · Yellow 0% · Key 4%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DFD7F4

.text { color: #DFD7F4; }
.background { background-color: #DFD7F4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFD7F4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 215, 244); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(257, 57%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFD7F4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 215, 244, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFD7F4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 215, 244, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFD7F4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFD7F4">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #ECF4D7:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DFD7F4: #000000.

How #DFD7F4 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 #DFD7F4 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

← #DFD7F3  ·  #DFD7F5 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFD7F4?

#DFD7F4 is Pale Purple, a purple color (RGB 223, 215, 244). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFD7F4?

#DFD7F4 is RGB 223, 215, 244 — HSL 257°, 57%, 90% — CMYK 9%, 12%, 0%, 4%.

What colors go with #DFD7F4?

Its complement is #ECF4D7; analogous partners are #D7DDF4 and #EED7F4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFD7F4 for text?

Black text on #DFD7F4 has a contrast ratio of 15.16:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.38:1.