Close to Periwinkle
#DFC5FA
#DFC5FA is a very light, vivid purple, close to the color Periwinkle. In RGB it’s made of 87.5% red, 77.3% green, and 98% blue. Its hue is 269°, with 84% saturation and 88% 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 #DFC5FA.
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
1.56:1 FailBlack text on this color
13.50:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.56:1 FailThis color as text on black
13.50:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #DFC5FA as they’d see it.
#DFC5FA in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #DFC5FA
What color is #DFC5FA?
#DFC5FA is a very light, vivid purple, close to the color Periwinkle. In RGB it’s made of 87.5% red, 77.3% green, and 98% blue. Its hue is 269°, with 84% saturation and 88% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #DFC5FA in RGB?
#DFC5FA is rgb(223, 197, 250): 223 red, 197 green, and 250 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #DFC5FA in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(11, 21, 0, 2). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #DFC5FA?
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 #DFC5FA?
Its complement #BED8A3 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.