#DFA8EE#DFA8EE
#DFA8EE is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.499; OKLCH L 80.6% C 0.113 H 318.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DFA8EE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(223, 168, 238) |
| HSL | hsl(287, 67%, 80%) |
| HSV | hsv(287, 29%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(6.3%, 29.4%, 0%, 6.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.99, 32.10, -27.23) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.99, 42.09, 319.69°) |
| OKLab | oklab(80.57% 0.085 -0.0742) |
| OKLCH | oklch(80.57% 0.113 318.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(59.8646, 49.8677, 87.3442) |
| Luminance | 0.4987 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Mauve
#E0B0FF
ΔE00 3.44
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 3.45
Light Violet
#D6B4FC
ΔE00 5.11
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 5.63
Light Lavendar
#EFC0FE
ΔE00 5.63
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 5.73
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DFA8EE #B7EEA8
analogous
#BCA8EE #DFA8EE #EEA8DA
triadic
#DFA8EE #EEDFA8 #A8EEDF
tetradic
#DFA8EE #EEBCA8 #B7EEA8 #A8DAEE
square
#DFA8EE #EEBCA8 #B7EEA8 #A8DAEE
split-complementary
#DFA8EE #DAEEA8 #A8EEBC
monochromatic
#B942DA #CC75E4 #DFA8EE #F2DBF8 #F6E5FA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.91
#DFA8EE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.97
#DFA8EE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DFA8EE
10.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DFA8EE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DFA8EE | 1.00 | 1.91 | 10.97 | 10.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.91 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A0B8F1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ACBDEC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E0B0C1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BBBBBB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dfa8ee; /* rgb */ color: rgb(223, 168, 238); /* oklch */ color: oklch(80.6% 0.113 318.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e9c2f3',
500: '#dfa8ee',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dfa8ee; $custom-light: #e9c2f3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dfa8ee",
"rgb": {
"r": 223,
"g": 168,
"b": 238
},
"hsl": {
"h": 287.143,
"s": 67.308,
"l": 79.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.80566,
"c": 0.11283,
"h": 318.9
},
"luminance": 0.49866
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DFA8EE
secondary
#DFF2D9
accent
#CF163E
background
#FEFCFE
surface
#FDF8FD
border
#D5D1D5
text
#161217
muted
#848185