#DFBFDE

sRGB: 223 / 191 / 222

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#DFBFDE belongs to the magenta family. Its hex code tells a screen to mix 223 red, 191 green and 222 blue on a scale of 0 to 255. On the HSL wheel, hue is a position around a circle: 301.9° lands in the magenta region. Its 33.3% saturation makes it partway between gray and the most vivid version of this hue at this lightness. HSL lightness is 81.2% 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 (12.64:1), which helps the shapes of letters stand out.

Color conversions

sRGB (8-bit): 223, 191, 222
HSL: 301.88°, 33.33%, 81.18%
HSV / HSB: 301.88°, 14.35%, 87.45%
CMYK (approx.): 0.00%, 14.35%, 0.45%, 12.55%
CIE XYZ (D65, Y = 100 for white): 62.244, 58.224, 77.069
CIELAB (D65, 2° observer): 80.863, 16.688, -11.221
WCAG relative luminance: 0.58224
24-bit decimal: 14663646

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 #DFBFDE 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: 12.64:1

Normal text: AAA
Large text: AAA

White text: 1.66:1

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

#BFDFC0 sits half a turn (180°) from #DFBFDE 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.

#DFBFDE #BFDFC0

Analogous

#D0BFDF and #DFBFCE sit 30° to either side of #DFBFDE. 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.

#D0BFDF #DFBFDE #DFBFCE

Triadic

#DFBFDE, #DEDFBF and #BFDEDF are spaced 120° apart, forming a triangle on the wheel. Try one for the main color and the other two for accents.

#DFBFDE #DEDFBF #BFDEDF

Split complementary

Start at #DFBFDE and look across the wheel. #CEDFBF and #BFDFD0 sit 30° to either side of its exact opposite, giving you two different accent choices.

#DFBFDE #CEDFBF #BFDFD0

Square

Starting with #DFBFDE, each quarter turn (90°) takes you to the next hue: #DFD0BF, #BFDFC0, then #BFCEDF. Across the square, #DFBFDE pairs with #BFDFC0, and #DFD0BF with #BFCEDF.

#DFBFDE #DFD0BF #BFDFC0 #BFCEDF

Tetradic

#DFBFDE and #BFDFC0 are opposites, as are #DFC0BF and #BFDEDF. Together they form a rectangle on the wheel, with alternating gaps of 60° and 120°.

#DFBFDE #DFC0BF #BFDFC0 #BFDEDF

Tints

Mixing #DFBFDE with white in 20% steps produces this scale. The first mixture, #E5CCE5, keeps 80% of the original. By #F9F2F8, the mixture is 80% white.

#DFBFDE #E5CCE5 #ECD9EB #F2E5F2 #F9F2F8 #FFFFFF

Shades

Mixing #DFBFDE with black in 20% steps produces this scale. The first mixture, #B299B2, keeps 80% of the original. By #2D262C, the mixture is 80% black.

#DFBFDE #B299B2 #867385 #594C59 #2D262C #000000

Tones

Mixing #DFBFDE with middle gray in 20% steps produces this scale. The first mixture, #CCB2CB, keeps 80% of the original. By #938D93, the mixture is 80% middle gray.

#DFBFDE #CCB2CB #B9A6B8 #A699A6 #938D93 #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

#DFBFDE

RGB

rgb(223 191 222)

HSL

hsl(301.875 33.333% 81.176%)

CSS example

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

Channel breakdown

RGB

#DFBFDE uses 223 red, 191 green and 222 blue. Each bar shows how much of that channel’s 0–255 range the screen uses.

Red 87.5%

Green 74.9%

Blue 87.1%

CMYK

A simple CMYK estimate for #DFBFDE is 0.0% cyan, 14.3% magenta, 0.4% yellow and 12.5% black. These are ink amounts; a printer profile is needed to predict the result on paper.

Cyan 0.0%

Magenta 14.3%

Yellow 0.4%

Black 12.5%

Nearby colors

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

Nearest shorthand: #DDBBDD Nearest web-safe: #CCCCCC

Gradient to complement

#DFBFDE #DAC4D9 #D4CAD4 #CFCFCF #CAD4CA #C4DAC5 #BFDFC0

Color vision previews

Compare how #DFBFDE 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.

#BDC6DF

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.

#C4CADD

Tritanopia

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

#E1C1C9

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.

#CAC4DE

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.

#CDC7DD

Tritanomaly (50%)

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

#DEC0D7

Grayscale (luminance)

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

#C9C9C9

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.

#D4C4D4

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 0.52100 B 0.73046

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 0.85398 G 0.75363 B 0.86260

Linear Display P3

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

R 0.69940 G 0.52820 B 0.71542

CIE xyY

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

x 0.315 y 0.295 Y 58.224

CMY

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

C % 12.549 M % 25.098 Y % 12.941

Binary RGB

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

11011111 10111111 11011110