Close to Thistle
#DFCAE5
#DFCAE5 is a very light, muted purple, close to the color Thistle. In RGB it’s made of 87.5% red, 79.2% green, and 89.8% blue. Its hue is 287°, with 34% saturation and 85% 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 #DFCAE5.
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
1.53:1 FailBlack text on this color
13.72:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.53:1 FailThis color as text on black
13.72:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #DFCAE5 as they’d see it.
#DFCAE5 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 #DFCAE5
What color is #DFCAE5?
#DFCAE5 is a very light, muted purple, close to the color Thistle. In RGB it’s made of 87.5% red, 79.2% green, and 89.8% blue. Its hue is 287°, with 34% saturation and 85% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #DFCAE5 in RGB?
#DFCAE5 is rgb(223, 202, 229): 223 red, 202 green, and 229 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #DFCAE5 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(3, 12, 0, 10). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #DFCAE5?
PANTONE 263 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #DFCAE5?
Its complement #C2D7BC gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.