#DFAFFC

sRGB: 223 / 175 / 252

Thunderous oceans reshape eternity
Sacred blossoms transform the fabric of existence
Celestial symphonies awaken sleeping galaxies

#DFAFFC belongs to the violet family. Its hex code tells a screen to mix 223 red, 175 green and 252 blue on a scale of 0 to 255. On the HSL wheel, hue is a position around a circle: 277.4° lands in the violet region. Its 92.8% saturation makes it strong in color at this lightness. HSL lightness is 83.7% on a scale from black (0%) to white (100%). Of black and white lettering, black has the clearer light-to-dark separation on this background (11.68:1), which helps the shapes of letters stand out.

Color conversions

sRGB (8-bit): 223, 175, 252
HSL: 277.40°, 92.77%, 83.73%
HSV / HSB: 277.40°, 30.56%, 98.82%
CMYK (approx.): 11.51%, 30.56%, 0.00%, 1.18%
CIE XYZ (D65, Y = 100 for white): 63.329, 53.377, 99.065
CIELAB (D65, 2° observer): 78.097, 31.119, -31.549
WCAG relative luminance: 0.53376
24-bit decimal: 14659580

CMYK uses a profile-free approximation. Printed output depends on the press, ink and paper. Lab uses a D65 white point.

Text contrast

Contrast tells you how clearly lettering separates from #DFAFFC in light and dark. The ratio compares relative luminance, a measure of light weighted for human vision. Identical colors give 1:1 and black against white gives 21:1. A ratio of 2.99:1 falls just below the 3:1 AA minimum for large text. Body text needs at least 4.5:1 because its finer strokes are harder to distinguish.

Black text: 11.68:1

Normal text: AAA
Large text: AAA

White text: 1.80:1

Normal text: Fail
Large text: Fail

AA and AAA are WCAG accessibility levels. AAA sets a higher bar: 7:1 for normal text and 4.5:1 for large text. Large text begins at 18 pt regular or 14 pt bold. Ratings use the unrounded ratio.

Reference: WCAG text contrast guidance

Palettes & scales

Harmonies rotate the hue. Scales mix the starting color with white, black or middle gray in 20% steps in encoded sRGB.

Complementary

#CCFCAF sits half a turn (180°) from #DFAFFC on the HSL wheel. Keeping saturation and lightness steady while crossing to the opposite hue gives you a contrasting accent. Check text contrast separately before using the pair for lettering.

#DFAFFC #CCFCAF

Analogous

#B9AFFC and #FCAFF3 sit 30° to either side of #DFAFFC. The three hues are neighbors on the wheel, so you can change the color of a border or highlight while keeping it close to the original.

#B9AFFC #DFAFFC #FCAFF3

Triadic

#DFAFFC, #FCDFAF and #AFFCDF are spaced 120° apart, forming a triangle on the wheel. Try one for the main color and the other two for accents.

#DFAFFC #FCDFAF #AFFCDF

Split complementary

Start at #DFAFFC and look across the wheel. #F3FCAF and #AFFCB9 sit 30° to either side of its exact opposite, giving you two different accent choices.

#DFAFFC #F3FCAF #AFFCB9

Square

Starting with #DFAFFC, each quarter turn (90°) takes you to the next hue: #FCB9AF, #CCFCAF, then #AFF3FC. Across the square, #DFAFFC pairs with #CCFCAF, and #FCB9AF with #AFF3FC.

#DFAFFC #FCB9AF #CCFCAF #AFF3FC

Tetradic

#DFAFFC and #CCFCAF are opposites, as are #FCAFCC and #AFFCDF. Together they form a rectangle on the wheel, with alternating gaps of 60° and 120°.

#DFAFFC #FCAFCC #CCFCAF #AFFCDF

Tints

Mixing #DFAFFC with white in 20% steps produces this scale. The first mixture, #E5BFFD, keeps 80% of the original. By #F9EFFE, the mixture is 80% white.

#DFAFFC #E5BFFD #ECCFFD #F2DFFE #F9EFFE #FFFFFF

Shades

Mixing #DFAFFC with black in 20% steps produces this scale. The first mixture, #B28CCA, keeps 80% of the original. By #2D2332, the mixture is 80% black.

#DFAFFC #B28CCA #866997 #594665 #2D2332 #000000

Tones

Mixing #DFAFFC with middle gray in 20% steps produces this scale. The first mixture, #CCA6E3, keeps 80% of the original. By #938999, the mixture is 80% middle gray.

#DFAFFC #CCA6E3 #B99CCA #A693B2 #938999 #808080

Copy color codes

Hex, RGB and HSL are three ways to write this screen color. Paste any of them into a CSS color property.

Hex

#DFAFFC

RGB

rgb(223 175 252)

HSL

hsl(277.403 92.771% 83.725%)

CSS example

.color-sample {
  background-color: #DFAFFC;
  color: #000000;
}

Channel breakdown

RGB

#DFAFFC uses 223 red, 175 green and 252 blue. Each bar shows how much of that channel’s 0–255 range the screen uses.

Red 87.5%

Green 68.6%

Blue 98.8%

CMYK

A simple CMYK estimate for #DFAFFC is 11.5% cyan, 30.6% magenta, 0.0% yellow and 1.2% black. These are ink amounts; a printer profile is needed to predict the result on paper.

Cyan 11.5%

Magenta 30.6%

Yellow 0.0%

Black 1.2%

Nearby colors

The nearest shorthand match is #DDAAFF. Its matching digit pairs let you write it as #DAF in CSS. For a modern design, keep #DFAFFC when you want an exact match. Use its web-safe neighbor, #CC99FF, when matching a legacy palette of 216 colors.

Nearest shorthand: #DDAAFF Nearest web-safe: #CC99FF

Gradient to complement

#DFAFFC #DCBCEF #D9C9E2 #D6D6D6 #D2E2C9 #CFEFBC #CCFCAF

Color vision previews

Compare how #DFAFFC appears in each simulation. When two chart lines or status indicators become hard to tell apart, a label, shape or line pattern gives readers another way to distinguish them. Individual perception varies.

Protanopia

A red–green color vision deficiency. Without a distinct response from long-wavelength cones, some reds and greens can look alike, and reds can appear darker.

#A3BFFF

Deuteranopia

A red–green color vision deficiency. Without a distinct response from medium-wavelength cones, some greens can be difficult to distinguish from reds or browns.

#ADC2FA

Tritanopia

A blue–yellow color vision deficiency. Without a distinct response from short-wavelength cones, blue can resemble green, and yellow can resemble pink.

#DDB9CB

Protanomaly (50%)

An altered long-wavelength cone response can make reds appear dimmer and harder to distinguish from greens. This swatch shows the model’s halfway setting.

#BBBAFD

Deuteranomaly (50%)

An altered medium-wavelength cone response can reduce the visible difference between reds and greens. This swatch shows the model’s halfway setting.

#BEBCFB

Tritanomaly (50%)

An altered short-wavelength cone response can make blue harder to distinguish from green. This swatch shows the model’s halfway setting.

#DCB3EC

Grayscale (luminance)

This design check removes hue and preserves relative luminance so you can compare light and dark areas.

#C1C1C1

Partial grayscale (50% blend)

This design check mixes the original color halfway toward its grayscale equivalent in linear light. Use it to see how a design holds up as color fades.

#D1B8E1

Reference: National Eye Institute: Types of Color Vision Deficiency

Technical reference

CAM16 and CIECAM02 below assume D65 white, an average surround, background Y of 20 against white at 100, and adapting luminance of 4.07 cd/m².

Linear sRGB

These channels scale with emitted light. Use them for lighting calculations and physically meaningful blends.

R 0.73791 G 0.42869 B 0.97345

Display P3

P3 displays can reproduce a wider range of reds and greens. These coordinates reproduce this same sRGB swatch on a color-managed P3 display.

R 0.84505 G 0.69362 B 0.96857

Linear Display P3

These P3 channels are proportional to light, before display encoding.

R 0.68301 G 0.43895 B 0.92998

CIE xyY

The x and y coordinates locate chromaticity on a diagram. Y gives relative luminance on a scale where white is 100.

x 0.294 y 0.247 Y 53.377

CMY

Ideal cyan, magenta and yellow are the complements of the encoded red, green and blue channels.

C % 12.549 M % 31.373 Y % 1.176

Binary RGB

Each eight-bit group represents one channel. Together they store the 24-bit hex color.

11011111 10101111 11111100