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#dfb5fd color: Mauve

#dfb5fd is rgb(223, 181, 253) in RGB and oklch(83.442% 0.10783 310.672) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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275°
100%

83.4%
0.108
311°
  • Purple
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Pastel
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Mauve
  • purple-300
  • Black 1%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.73:1Hard to read
Lc -35
Black text
12.17:1Readable · AA
Lc 73

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About #dfb5fd

#dfb5fd is a pastel light purple color. In OKLCH it has 83.4% lightness, 0.108 chroma and a hue of 311°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.73:1 contrast and black text 12.17:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Mauve (#e0b0ff). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is purple-300.

More light purple colors

Lighter: #dfb5fd mixed with white

  1. dfb5fd
  2. e2bdfe
  3. e5c4fe
  4. e9cbfe
  5. ecd3ff
  6. efdaff
  7. f2e2ff
  8. f5e9ff
  9. f9f0ff
  10. fcf8ff

Darker: #dfb5fd mixed with black

  1. dfb5fd
  2. c29ddc
  3. a586bc
  4. 8a6f9d
  5. 6f597f
  6. 564462
  7. 3d3047
  8. 271d2d
  9. 120c16
  10. 020203

Calmer: #dfb5fd with less saturation

  1. dfb5fd
  2. ddb7f8
  3. dbb9f3
  4. d8bbee
  5. d6bde9
  6. d4bfe3
  7. d2c1de
  8. cfc3d9
  9. cdc5d3
  10. cbc7ce

Questions about #dfb5fd

What color is #dfb5fd?

#dfb5fd is pastel light purple. The closest named color is Mauve. In RGB it is rgb(223, 181, 253), in HSL hsl(275, 94.74%, 85.1%) and in OKLCH oklch(83.442% 0.10783 310.672).

What colors go well with #dfb5fd?

The complementary color of #dfb5fd is #b1d78c. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #bcc1ff and #f9adde. The triadic partners are #f5bd78 and #68dfd9.

Is white or black text more readable on #dfb5fd?

Black text reads better on #dfb5fd: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.73:1 and black gives 12.17:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #dfb5fd a warm or cool color?

#dfb5fd is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 311 degrees, its lightness 83.4% and its chroma 0.108.