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#DFB4EE Color

#DFB4EE is rgb(223, 180, 238) in RGB, hsl(284, 63%, 82%) in HSL, and about cmyk(6%, 24%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Tropical Violet (#CDA4DE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.04. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DFB4EE
HEX#DFB4EE
RGBrgb(223, 180, 238)
HSLhsl(284, 63%, 82%)
HSVhsv(284, 24%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(6%, 24%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(82.7% 0.092 317.2)
LABlab(78.65% 23.56 -22.95)
LCHlch(78.65% 32.89 315.75)

What #DFB4EE 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 #DFB4EE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 6.04Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 7.6Medium Lavender Magenta#DDA0DDΔE 8.93Light Orchid#E6A8D7ΔE 10.35Light Grayish Magenta#CC99CCΔE 10.49Mauve#E0B0FFΔE 10.78

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

#DFB4EE Channel Values

How #DFB4EE 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 180 · B 2388-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 284° · S 63% · L 82%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 284° · S 24% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 6% · M 24% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.76:1 vs white · 11.9:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DFB4EE 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 text1.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.9:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DFB4EE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DFB4EE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DFB4EE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#DFB4EE
Complementary
#C4EEB4
Analogous
#C2B4EE
Analogous
#EEB4E1
Triadic
#EEDFB4
Triadic
#B4EEDF
Split comp.
#E1EEB4
Split comp.
#B4EEC2

Tints & Shades of #DFB4EE

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

#E2BCF0
#E8C9F3
#EBD1F5
#EFDAF7
#F2E2F8
#F8EEFB

Shades

#CB86E4
#B759D9
#A22ECC
#7A239A
#56196C
#310E3E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #DFB4EE.

How #DFB4EE 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#DFB4EE
Protanopia#BCBCEE
Protanomaly#CBB9EE
Deuteranopia#C4C4ED
Deuteranomaly#CFBEED
Tritanopia#D8BDBD
Tritanomaly#DBB9D2
Achromatopsia#C3C3C3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DFB4EE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-dfb4ee: #DFB4EE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DFB4EE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dfb4ee': '#DFB4EE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.875, green: 0.706, blue: 0.933)
Android XML<color name="color_dfb4ee">#DFB4EE</color>
SVG fillfill="#DFB4EE"

More Purple Colors

#DFB4EE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#DFB4EE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DFB4EE?

#DFB4EE is a lightest purple — rgb(223, 180, 238) in RGB and hsl(284, 63%, 82%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Tropical Violet (#CDA4DE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.04.

What is the RGB value of #DFB4EE?

#DFB4EE is rgb(223, 180, 238) — red 223, green 180, and blue 238 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DFB4EE?

#DFB4EE converts to approximately cmyk(6%, 24%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DFB4EE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DFB4EE scores 1.76:1 against white and 11.9:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DFB4EE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DFB4EE 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 8.93, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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