Close to Quartz
#DFDBEB
#DFDBEB is a very light, muted purple, close to the color Quartz. In RGB it’s made of 87.5% red, 85.9% green, and 92.2% blue. Its hue is 255°, with 29% saturation and 89% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Tints, shades & tones
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #DFDBEB.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
Open in the palette creator →Tetradic
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
1.36:1 FailBlack text on this color
15.47:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.36:1 FailThis color as text on black
15.47:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #DFDBEB as they’d see it.
#DFDBEB 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 #DFDBEB
What color is #DFDBEB?
#DFDBEB is a very light, muted purple, close to the color Quartz. In RGB it’s made of 87.5% red, 85.9% green, and 92.2% blue. Its hue is 255°, with 29% saturation and 89% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #DFDBEB in RGB?
#DFDBEB is rgb(223, 219, 235): 223 red, 219 green, and 235 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #DFDBEB in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(5, 7, 0, 8). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #DFDBEB?
PANTONE 2656 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #DFDBEB?
Its complement #DBDFCF gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.