Palettes / Colors / #DFD9F1

#DFD9F1 — Pale Muted Purple

#DFD9F1 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 #DFD9F1 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.

#DFD9F1 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 #DAE0F1 and #EBDAF1. 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 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

CSS code for #DFD9F1

.text { color: #DFD9F1; }
.background { background-color: #DFD9F1; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFD9F1; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 217, 241); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(255, 46%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFD9F1; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 217, 241, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFD9F1; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 217, 241, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFD9F1">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFD9F1">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EBF1DA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DFD9F1: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFD9F1

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:

How #DFD9F1 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 #DFD9F1 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFD9F1?

#DFD9F1 is Pale Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 223, 217, 241). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFD9F1?

#DFD9F1 is RGB 223, 217, 241 — HSL 255°, 46%, 90% — CMYK 7%, 10%, 0%, 5%.

What colors go with #DFD9F1?

Its complement is #EBF1DA; analogous partners are #DAE0F1 and #EBDAF1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFD9F1 for text?

Black text on #DFD9F1 has a contrast ratio of 15.33:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.37:1.