#DFD8FD

A color in the Violet family

#dfd8fd is a color in the Violet family: RGB(223, 216, 253), HSL(251°, 90%, 92%), CMYK(12%, 15%, 0%, 1%). Closest named color: lavender. Contrast is 1.37:1 on white and 15.38:1 on black. See shades, harmonies and color-blindness simulation.

Color Codes

HEX#dfd8fd
RGBrgb(223 216 253)
RGB (legacy)rgb(223, 216, 253)
RGB %rgb(87% 85% 99%)
HSLhsl(251 90% 92%)
HSV / HSBhsv(251, 15%, 99%)
HWBhwb(251 85% 1%)
CMYKcmyk(12%, 15%, 0%, 1%)
CIELAB (D50)lab(87.78 7.72 -17.23)
LCHlch(87.78 18.88 294.13)
OKLaboklab(0.8993 0.0207 -0.0463)
OKLCHoklch(0.8993 0.0507 294.03)
Decimal14670077

Properties

Color ToneViolet
Closest named colorlavender ΔE 4
Closest web-safe color#ccccff
Hue251°
Saturation (HSL / HSV)90% / 15%
Lightness (HSL)92%
Brightness or Value (HSV)99%
Luminance (Rec.601 / Rec.709)87% / 86%
Relative luminance (WCAG)0.7189
Red / Green / Blue223 / 216 / 253

WCAG 2.2 Contrast Ratio

On White (#ffffff)
1.37:1
AA Normal (4.5:1) · FailAA Large (3:1) · FailAAA Normal (7:1) · Fail
On Black (#000000)
15.38:1
AA Normal (4.5:1) · PassAA Large (3:1) · PassAAA Normal (7:1) · Pass
Aa Bb 123

APCA Contrast Lc (reference) — As text on white / black: Lc 17.9 / -85.7 · As background with white / black text: Lc -20.5 / 85.8

Lightness Scale (OKLCH 50–950)

Eleven steps that change only perceived lightness while keeping hue and chroma — ready to use as design-system color tokens.

Tints (mixed with white)

Shades (mixed with black)

Color Harmonies

Color Vision Deficiency Simulation

Estimated appearance of this color for people with color vision deficiencies (Machado 2009).

Similar Named Colors

Use in CSS

:root {
  --color-brand: #dfd8fd;
  --color-brand-oklch: oklch(89.93% 0.0507 294.03);
}
.text { color: var(--color-brand); }
.background { background-color: var(--color-brand); }
.border { border: 1px solid rgb(223 216 253 / 50%); }
/* Tailwind CSS */
<div class="bg-[#dfd8fd] text-[#dfd8fd] border-[#dfd8fd]">