#dfcbef

Color #dfcbef

A moderately saturated very light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 7.29 Nearest Tailwind class purple-200 #e9d4ff · ΔE 2.9

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Conversions

HEX

#dfcbef

RGB

rgb(223, 203, 239)

HSL

hsl(273.3, 52.9%, 86.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(273.3, 15.1%, 93.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.7%, 15.1%, 0%, 6.3%)

LAB

lab(84.29, 13.49, -15.17)

LCH

lch(84.29, 20.3, 311.65)

OKLCH

oklch(87%, 0.0534, 310.14)

HWB

hwb(273.3, 79.6%, 6.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dbefcb

Analogous

#cdcbef

#dfcbef

#efcbed

Triadic

#dfcbef

#efdfcb

#cbefdf

Split-complementary

#dfcbef

#edefcb

#cbefcd

Tetradic

#dfcbef

#efcbdb

#dbefcb

#cbefdf

Square

#dfcbef

#efcdcb

#dbefcb

#cbedef

Shades

Color #dfcbef mixed toward black.

#bc93de

#9a5acc

#7534a9

#4e2371

#271138

Tints

Color #dfcbef mixed toward white.

#e4d4f2

#eadcf4

#efe5f7

#f4eefa

#faf6fc

Tones

Color #dfcbef mixed toward gray.

#dfceec

#ded1e9

#ded4e6

#ded7e3

#dddae0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.51:1

Aa Black text on this color

13.93:1

Black text reads better on this background (13.93:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#d7d6e7 · ΔE 9.5

Deuteranopia

#d8d9e5 · ΔE 11.8

Tritanopia

#dee0df · ΔE 17.3

Achromatopsia

#d2d2d2 · ΔE 16

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #dfcbef;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#dfcbef]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#dfcbef (#dfcbef) is rgb(223, 203, 239) in RGB.

No, #dfcbef is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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