#DFC5FF
Periwinkle · very light cool purple
About #DFC5FF
With the hex code #DFC5FF, this is a very light purple with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 77% green and 100% blue, while a printer would mix 13% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a cool colour.
If you had to name it, it is similar to Periwinkle — a ΔE of 9.6 — followed by Wisteria. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #E5FFC5, a cream shade.
In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.57:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
Colour codes
| HEX | |
|---|---|
| RGB | |
| HSL | |
| HSV / HSB | |
| CMYK | |
| CIELAB | |
| Decimal | |
| CSS |
Closest named colours
ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #DFC5FF
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
Colour-blindness preview
How #DFC5FF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
Shades, tints & matching colours
Similar colours
Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #DFC5FF?
With the hex code #DFC5FF, this is a very light purple with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 77% green and 100% blue, while a printer would mix 13% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #DFC5FF?
Use black text. Black on #DFC5FF has a contrast ratio of 13.57:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DFC5FF?
Its complementary colour is #E5FFC5, and analogous partners are #C5C8FF and #FCC5FF.