#DFD2EF

sRGB: 223 / 210 / 239

Thunderous oceans reshape eternity
Electric visions tremble in empty gardens
Infinite wonders echo beyond eternity

#DFD2EF belongs to the violet family. Its hex code tells a screen to mix 223 red, 210 green and 239 blue on a scale of 0 to 255. On the HSL wheel, hue is a position around a circle: 266.9° lands in the violet region. Its 47.5% saturation makes it partway between gray and the most vivid version of this hue at this lightness. HSL lightness is 88.0% 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 (14.60:1), which helps the shapes of letters stand out.

Color conversions

sRGB (8-bit): 223, 210, 239
HSL: 266.90°, 47.54%, 88.04%
HSV / HSB: 266.90°, 12.13%, 93.73%
CMYK (approx.): 6.69%, 12.13%, 0.00%, 6.27%
CIE XYZ (D65, Y = 100 for white): 69.055, 68.013, 91.154
CIELAB (D65, 2° observer): 86.013, 9.782, -12.598
WCAG relative luminance: 0.68013
24-bit decimal: 14668527

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 #DFD2EF 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: 14.60:1

Normal text: AAA
Large text: AAA

White text: 1.44:1

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

#E2EFD2 sits half a turn (180°) from #DFD2EF 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.

#DFD2EF #E2EFD2

Analogous

#D2D3EF and #EED2EF sit 30° to either side of #DFD2EF. 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.

#D2D3EF #DFD2EF #EED2EF

Triadic

#DFD2EF, #EFDFD2 and #D2EFDF are spaced 120° apart, forming a triangle on the wheel. Try one for the main color and the other two for accents.

#DFD2EF #EFDFD2 #D2EFDF

Split complementary

Start at #DFD2EF and look across the wheel. #EFEDD2 and #D4EFD2 sit 30° to either side of its exact opposite, giving you two different accent choices.

#DFD2EF #EFEDD2 #D4EFD2

Square

Starting with #DFD2EF, each quarter turn (90°) takes you to the next hue: #EFD2D3, #E2EFD2, then #D2EFEE. Across the square, #DFD2EF pairs with #E2EFD2, and #EFD2D3 with #D2EFEE.

#DFD2EF #EFD2D3 #E2EFD2 #D2EFEE

Tetradic

#DFD2EF and #E2EFD2 are opposites, as are #EFD2E2 and #D2EFDF. Together they form a rectangle on the wheel, with alternating gaps of 60° and 120°.

#DFD2EF #EFD2E2 #E2EFD2 #D2EFDF

Tints

Mixing #DFD2EF with white in 20% steps produces this scale. The first mixture, #E5DBF2, keeps 80% of the original. By #F9F6FC, the mixture is 80% white.

#DFD2EF #E5DBF2 #ECE4F5 #F2EDF9 #F9F6FC #FFFFFF

Shades

Mixing #DFD2EF with black in 20% steps produces this scale. The first mixture, #B2A8BF, keeps 80% of the original. By #2D2A30, the mixture is 80% black.

#DFD2EF #B2A8BF #867E8F #595460 #2D2A30 #000000

Tones

Mixing #DFD2EF with middle gray in 20% steps produces this scale. The first mixture, #CCC2D9, keeps 80% of the original. By #939096, the mixture is 80% middle gray.

#DFD2EF #CCC2D9 #B9B1C3 #A6A1AC #939096 #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

#DFD2EF

RGB

rgb(223 210 239)

HSL

hsl(266.897 47.541% 88.039%)

CSS example

.color-sample {
  background-color: #DFD2EF;
  color: #000000;
}

Channel breakdown

RGB

#DFD2EF uses 223 red, 210 green and 239 blue. Each bar shows how much of that channel’s 0–255 range the screen uses.

Red 87.5%

Green 82.4%

Blue 93.7%

CMYK

A simple CMYK estimate for #DFD2EF is 6.7% cyan, 12.1% magenta, 0.0% yellow and 6.3% black. These are ink amounts; a printer profile is needed to predict the result on paper.

Cyan 6.7%

Magenta 12.1%

Yellow 0.0%

Black 6.3%

Nearby colors

The nearest shorthand match is #DDCCEE. Its matching digit pairs let you write it as #DCE in CSS. For a modern design, keep #DFD2EF when you want an exact match. Use its web-safe neighbor, #CCCCFF, when matching a legacy palette of 216 colors.

Nearest shorthand: #DDCCEE Nearest web-safe: #CCCCFF

Gradient to complement

#DFD2EF #E0D7EA #E0DCE5 #E1E1E1 #E1E5DC #E2EAD7 #E2EFD2

Color vision previews

Compare how #DFD2EF 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.

#CED7F0

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.

#D0D7EE

Tritanopia

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

#DDD6DB

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.

#D4D5F0

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.

#D4D6EE

Tritanomaly (50%)

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

#DED3E8

Grayscale (luminance)

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

#D7D7D7

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.

#DBD5E3

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 0.64448 B 0.86316

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 0.86575 G 0.82529 B 0.92859

Linear Display P3

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

R 0.72132 G 0.64758 B 0.84519

CIE xyY

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

x 0.303 y 0.298 Y 68.013

CMY

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

C % 12.549 M % 17.647 Y % 6.275

Binary RGB

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

11011111 11010010 11101111