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#DFD8FF closest to Icy Plains

#DFD8FF is a very light, muted purple; the closest named color is Icy Plains. In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 84.7% green and 100.0% blue (rgb(223, 216, 255)). Its HSL value is 251° hue, 100% saturation and 92% lightness, and in CMYK it is 13% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #DFD8FF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 15.40:1.

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Variations of #DFD8FF

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#DFD8FF color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#DFD8FF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #DFD8FF appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 96% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #D0DCFE
  • Protanopia 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D0DDFF
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D4DCFF
  • Deuteranopia 96% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #D0DCFE
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #D5DBFE
  • Tritanopia 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #D9DEE5
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #DDDAF3
  • Achromatopsia 89% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #DDDDDD
  • Achromatomaly 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #DDDBE6

#DFD8FF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.36:1 Very poor#DFD8FF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
15.40:1 Super#DFD8FF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DFD8FF in CSS

/* Icy Plains */
.color { color: #DFD8FF; }
.background { background-color: #DFD8FF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DFD8FF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(223 216 255);
color: hsl(251 100% 92%);
color: oklch(0.900 0.053 293.5);

#DFD8FF FAQ

What color is #DFD8FF?

#DFD8FF is a very light, muted purple. Its closest named color is Icy Plains. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #DFD8FF?

#DFD8FF is rgb(223, 216, 255) in RGB, hsl(251, 100%, 92%) in HSL and cmyk(13%, 15%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DFD8FF?

The complementary color of #DFD8FF is #F8FFD8, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DFD8FF?

Black text has the best contrast on #DFD8FF: 15.40:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DFD8FF a warm or cool color?

#DFD8FF is a cool color.