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#DFB2FA Color

#DFB2FA is rgb(223, 178, 250) in RGB, hsl(278, 88%, 84%) in HSL, and about cmyk(11%, 29%, 0%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mauve (#E0B0FF), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.66. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DFB2FA
HEX#DFB2FA
RGBrgb(223, 178, 250)
HSLhsl(278, 88%, 84%)
HSVhsv(278, 29%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(11%, 29%, 0%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(82.8% 0.109 312.4)
LABlab(78.54% 26.38 -29.54)
LCHlch(78.54% 39.60 311.76)

What #DFB2FA 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 #DFB2FA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#DFB2FA Channel Values

How #DFB2FA 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 178 · B 2508-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 278° · S 88% · L 84%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 278° · S 29% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 11% · M 29% · Y 0% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.77:1 vs white · 11.89:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DFB2FA 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 text1.77:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.89:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DFB2FA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DFB2FA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DFB2FA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #DFB2FA

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #DFB2FA.

How #DFB2FA 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#DFB2FA
Protanopia#BBBBFA
Protanomaly#CAB7FA
Deuteranopia#C2C2F9
Deuteranomaly#CEBCF9
Tritanopia#D6BDBD
Tritanomaly#DAB9D8
Achromatopsia#C3C3C3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DFB2FA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-dfb2fa: #DFB2FA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DFB2FA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dfb2fa': '#DFB2FA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.875, green: 0.698, blue: 0.980)
Android XML<color name="color_dfb2fa">#DFB2FA</color>
SVG fillfill="#DFB2FA"

More Purple Colors

#DFB2FA sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DFB2FA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DFB2FA?

#DFB2FA is a lightest purple — rgb(223, 178, 250) in RGB and hsl(278, 88%, 84%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mauve (#E0B0FF), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.66.

What is the RGB value of #DFB2FA?

#DFB2FA is rgb(223, 178, 250) — red 223, green 178, and blue 250 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DFB2FA?

#DFB2FA converts to approximately cmyk(11%, 29%, 0%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DFB2FA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DFB2FA scores 1.77:1 against white and 11.89:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DFB2FA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DFB2FA 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 10.26, which is visibly different.

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