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#DFD8F1 — Pale Muted Purple

#DFD8F1 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 #DFD8F1 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.

#DFD8F1 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 #EBF1DA; it also sits naturally between #DADFF1 and #ECDAF1. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DFD8F1 · RGB 223, 216, 241

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Color values

HEX#DFD8F1
RGB223, 216, 241
HSL257°, 47%, 90%
HSV257°, 10%, 95%
CMYK7%, 10%, 0%, 5%
XYZ70.86, 71.15, 93.22
Yxy71.15, 0.3013, 0.3025
CIE-Lab87.56, 7.01, -11.36
Hunter Lab84.35, 6.96, -11.49

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 85% · Blue 95%

Cyan 7% · Magenta 10% · Yellow 0% · Key 5%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DFD8F1 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DFD8F1 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DFD8F1

.text { color: #DFD8F1; }
.background { background-color: #DFD8F1; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFD8F1; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 216, 241); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(257, 47%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFD8F1; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 216, 241, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFD8F1; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 216, 241, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFD8F1">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFD8F1">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DFD8F1

#C5B8E5#AC9ADB#9178CE#785AC4#5F40B0#4D338E#3D2970#2B1C4F#1A1231#08050F

Tints of #DFD8F1

#E3DDF3#E3DDF3#E6E1F4#E6E1F4#EAE5F6#EDE9F7#EDE9F7#F0ECF8#F0ECF8#F3F0FA

Tones of #DFD8F1

#E1DBF0#E2DDEE#E3DFEC#E3E0EB#E4E2E9#E5E4E7

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EBF1DA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.38:1 Fails
Against black text15.23:1 AAA

Best text color on #DFD8F1: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFD8F1

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 #DFD8F1: ·

How #DFD8F1 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DCDCEBDeuteranopia · #DCDDEATritanopia · #DFE6E5

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 #DFD8F1 rather than the exact color:

Wild Cinder
#3B2575 · #CA7556 · #4CC66D · #DDDAEE
Vintage Saffron
#5435A6 · #AA5637 · #4DC66E · #E0DBEE
Hidden Monsoon
#DBD6F0 · #7566BD · #5C47BD · #372D67
Dusty Ember
#E3D5F1 · #A87ED3 · #844BBE · #542E7B
Modern Ruby Zephyr
#673AA2 · #C48759 · #5BC589 · #E0DAEC
Palette D9d7f1
#D9D7F1 · #FFFDDE · #E7FBBE · #FFCBCB

Similar colors

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

#DDDAEE#E0DBEE#DBD6F0#E3D5F1#E0DAEC#D9D7F1#E1D3EE#E5D9F2#DCD6F7#DCDEF4#DBDBEB#E0DEF6

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DFD8F0  ·  #DFD8F2 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFD8F1?

#DFD8F1 is Pale Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 223, 216, 241). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFD8F1?

#DFD8F1 is RGB 223, 216, 241 — HSL 257°, 47%, 90% — CMYK 7%, 10%, 0%, 5%.

What colors go with #DFD8F1?

Its complement is #EBF1DA; analogous partners are #DADFF1 and #ECDAF1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFD8F1 for text?

Black text on #DFD8F1 has a contrast ratio of 15.23:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.38:1.