Close to Periwinkle
#DFBFEE
#DFBFEE is a very light, rich purple, close to the color Periwinkle. In RGB it’s made of 87.5% red, 74.9% green, and 93.3% blue. Its hue is 281°, with 58% saturation and 84% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #DFBFEE.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
1.64:1 FailBlack text on this color
12.82:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.64:1 FailThis color as text on black
12.82:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #DFBFEE as they’d see it.
#DFBFEE in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #DFBFEE
What color is #DFBFEE?
#DFBFEE is a very light, rich purple, close to the color Periwinkle. In RGB it’s made of 87.5% red, 74.9% green, and 93.3% blue. Its hue is 281°, with 58% saturation and 84% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #DFBFEE in RGB?
#DFBFEE is rgb(223, 191, 238): 223 red, 191 green, and 238 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #DFBFEE in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(6, 20, 0, 7). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #DFBFEE?
PANTONE 2635 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #DFBFEE?
Its complement #B3D3A5 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.