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#DFA6ED Color

#DFA6ED is rgb(223, 166, 237) in RGB, hsl(288, 66%, 79%) in HSL, and about cmyk(6%, 30%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Lavender Magenta (#DDA0DD), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.92. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DFA6ED
HEX#DFA6ED
RGBrgb(223, 166, 237)
HSLhsl(288, 66%, 79%)
HSVhsv(288, 30%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(6%, 30%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(80.2% 0.115 319.6)
LABlab(75.38% 30.54 -27.35)
LCHlch(75.38% 41.00 318.15)

What #DFA6ED Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #DFA6ED, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Lavender Magenta#DDA0DDΔE 5.92Mauve#E0B0FFΔE 6.3Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 8.49Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 8.67Maximum Pink#F6A5F2ΔE 9.28Rich Brilliant Lavender#F1A7FEΔE 9.65

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#DFA6ED Channel Values

How #DFA6ED breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 223 · G 166 · B 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 288° · S 66% · L 79%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 288° · S 30% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 6% · M 30% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.94:1 vs white · 10.81:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DFA6ED background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.94:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DFA6ED in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DFA6ED

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DFA6ED; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#DFA6ED
Complementary
#B4EDA6
Analogous
#BBA6ED
Analogous
#EDA6D8
Triadic
#EDDFA6
Triadic
#A6EDDF
Split comp.
#D8EDA6
Split comp.
#A6EDBB

Tints & Shades of #DFA6ED

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#E3B3EF
#E6BBF1
#EBC8F4
#F0D5F6
#F4E1F9
#F7EAFB

Shades

#CE78E3
#BE4DDB
#A729C7
#801F98
#59166A
#350D3F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #DFA6ED.

How #DFA6ED Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#DFA6ED
Protanopia#B1B1ED
Protanomaly#C5ADED
Deuteranopia#BBBBEC
Deuteranomaly#CBB3EC
Tritanopia#D7B1B1
Tritanomaly#DAADCC
Achromatopsia#BABABA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DFA6ED in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-dfa6ed: #DFA6ED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DFA6ED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dfa6ed': '#DFA6ED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.875, green: 0.651, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_dfa6ed">#DFA6ED</color>
SVG fillfill="#DFA6ED"

More Purple Colors

#DFA6ED sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#DFA6ED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DFA6ED?

#DFA6ED is a light purple — rgb(223, 166, 237) in RGB and hsl(288, 66%, 79%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Lavender Magenta (#DDA0DD), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.92.

What is the RGB value of #DFA6ED?

#DFA6ED is rgb(223, 166, 237) — red 223, green 166, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DFA6ED?

#DFA6ED converts to approximately cmyk(6%, 30%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DFA6ED be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DFA6ED scores 1.94:1 against white and 10.81:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DFA6ED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DFA6ED is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is plum (#DDA0DD) at a CIE76 distance of 5.92, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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