#DFAEE8#DFAEE8
#DFAEE8 is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.518; OKLCH L 81.4% C 0.096 H 321.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DFAEE8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(223, 174, 232) |
| HSL | hsl(291, 56%, 80%) |
| HSV | hsv(291, 25%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(3.9%, 25%, 0%, 9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.15, 27.71, -22.20) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(77.15, 35.51, 321.29°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.39% 0.0745 -0.0601) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.39% 0.096 321.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(60.1311, 51.7876, 83.1567) |
| Luminance | 0.5179 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 3.60
Light Lavendar
#EFC0FE
ΔE00 4.56
Mauve
#E0B0FF
ΔE00 4.93
Light Violet
#D6B4FC
ΔE00 5.68
Light Lilac
#EDC8FF
ΔE00 6.13
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 6.54
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DFAEE8 #B7E8AE
analogous
#C2AEE8 #DFAEE8 #E8AED4
triadic
#DFAEE8 #E8DFAE #AEE8DF
tetradic
#DFAEE8 #E8C2AE #B7E8AE #AED4E8
square
#DFAEE8 #E8C2AE #B7E8AE #AED4E8
split-complementary
#DFAEE8 #D4E8AE #AEE8C2
monochromatic
#B94FCD #CC7EDA #DFAEE8 #F2DEF6 #F6E7F8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.85
#DFAEE8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.36
#DFAEE8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DFAEE8
11.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DFAEE8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DFAEE8 | 1.00 | 1.85 | 11.36 | 11.36 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.85 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A8BBEA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B3C0E6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E1B4C2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BEBEBE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dfaee8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(223, 174, 232); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.4% 0.096 321.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e9c6ef',
500: '#dfaee8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dfaee8; $custom-light: #e9c6ef; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dfaee8",
"rgb": {
"r": 223,
"g": 174,
"b": 232
},
"hsl": {
"h": 290.69,
"s": 55.769,
"l": 79.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81388,
"c": 0.09574,
"h": 321.1
},
"luminance": 0.51786
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DFAEE8
secondary
#83C377
accent
#C3223B
background
#FEFDFF
surface
#FDF9FE
border
#D5D2D6
text
#161316
muted
#848285