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Pastelvioletsoft

Crisp Lavender Facet

#dfa3f2
Notes

Crisp Lavender Facet (#DFA3F2) is a soft violet with a pastel character. It reads calm and airy, with enough chroma to feel intentional rather than washed out. Its HSL profile (286°, 75%, 79%) places it in the balanced band at a light lightness. It works as a background wash, large-area fill, or soft illustration tone. Add a darker ink of the same hue when you need type over it. For a confident two-color system, pair it with its complementary green. For something softer, pull in its analogous neighbors on either side of the wheel.

HEX
#dfa3f2
RGB
rgb(223, 163, 242)
HSL
hsl(286, 75%, 79%)
HWB
hwb(286 64% 5%)
OKLCH
oklch(79.9% 0.126 317.9)
HSV
hsv(286, 33%, 95%)
LAB
lab(75.01% 35.57 -30.90)
LCH
lch(75.01% 47.11 319.01)
CMYK
cmyk(8%, 33%, 0%, 5%)

Closest matches

The nearest named color in three reference sources, ranked by perceptual distance (ΔE76 in CIELAB). ΔE < 1 is imperceptible to most viewers; ΔE > 10 is clearly different. When two sources point to the same hex they’re merged into one tile; click any to open that color’s page.

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Color-vision simulation

How this color appears to viewers with the four major color-vision-deficiency types. Computed via the Machado (2009) physiologically-based model. If a tile matches the original, the color reads the same to that viewer.

#dfa3f2
Original
#98b5f5
Protanopia
#a6bbf0
Deuteranopia
#dfacc0
Tritanopia
#b5b5b5
Achromatopsia
WCAG contrast

The color used as foreground text against pure white and pure black, with the contrast ratio and WCAG 2.1 grade. Aim for AA (4.5:1) for body text and AA Large (3:1) for 18 pt+ headlines; AAA (7:1) is the gold standard for long-form reading surfaces.

The quick brown foxSample body text at normal size. The wcag minimum for body contrast is 4.5:1 (AA) or 7:1 (AAA).
Failon White
1.97:1
The quick brown foxSample body text at normal size. The wcag minimum for body contrast is 4.5:1 (AA) or 7:1 (AAA).
AAAon Black
10.66:1

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