Palettes / Colors / #D2C8DF

#D2C8DF — Pale Dusty Purple

#D2C8DF is a purple color we call Pale Dusty Purple, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the purple family.

#D2C8DF is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #D5DFC8; it also sits naturally between #C8CADF and #DDC8DF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 82% · Green 78% · Blue 87%

Cyan 6% · Magenta 10% · Yellow 0% · Key 13%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #D2C8DF

.text { color: #D2C8DF; }
.background { background-color: #D2C8DF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D2C8DF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(210, 200, 223); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(266, 26%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D2C8DF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(210, 200, 223, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D2C8DF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(210, 200, 223, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D2C8DF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D2C8DF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #D2C8DF

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Tones of #D2C8DF

Color harmonies

Complementary — #D5DFC8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #D2C8DF: #000000.

How #D2C8DF looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #D2C8DF rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #D2C8DE  ·  #D2C8E0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #D2C8DF?

#D2C8DF is Pale Dusty Purple, a purple color (RGB 210, 200, 223). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D2C8DF?

#D2C8DF is RGB 210, 200, 223 — HSL 266°, 26%, 83% — CMYK 6%, 10%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #D2C8DF?

Its complement is #D5DFC8; analogous partners are #C8CADF and #DDC8DF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D2C8DF for text?

Black text on #D2C8DF has a contrast ratio of 13.07:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.61:1.