Palettes / Colors / #DFD9EA
#DFD9EA — Pale Dusty Purple
#DFD9EA is a purple color we call Pale Dusty Purple, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the purple family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: gainsboro (#DCDCDC) — not an exact match. CSS gainsboro gives you #DCDCDC, a different color; use #DFD9EA 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.
#DFD9EA 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 #E3E9D8; it also sits naturally between #D8DAE9 and #E7D8E9. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DFD9EA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 223, 217, 234 |
| HSL | 261°, 29%, 88% |
| HSV | 261°, 7%, 92% |
| CMYK | 5%, 7%, 0%, 8% |
| XYZ | 70.10, 71.25, 87.90 |
| Yxy | 71.25, 0.3058, 0.3108 |
| CIE-Lab | 87.61, 5.15, -7.59 |
| Hunter Lab | 84.41, 5.09, -7.53 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 87% · Green 85% · Blue 92%
Cyan 5% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DFD9EA
.text { color: #DFD9EA; }
.background { background-color: #DFD9EA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFD9EA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 217, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(261, 29%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFD9EA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 217, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFD9EA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 217, 234, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DFD9EA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFD9EA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #E3E9D8:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.38:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 15.25:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DFD9EA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFD9EA
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #DFD9EA: ·
How #DFD9EA 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 #DFD9EA rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #DFD9EA?
#DFD9EA is Pale Dusty Purple, a purple color (RGB 223, 217, 234). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DFD9EA?
#DFD9EA is RGB 223, 217, 234 — HSL 261°, 29%, 88% — CMYK 5%, 7%, 0%, 8%.
What colors go with #DFD9EA?
Its complement is #E3E9D8; analogous partners are #D8DAE9 and #E7D8E9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DFD9EA for text?
Black text on #DFD9EA has a contrast ratio of 15.25:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.38:1.