Palettes / Colors / #D2CEDA

#D2CEDA — Pale Dusty Purple

#D2CEDA is a purple color we call Pale Dusty Purple, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the purple family.

#D2CEDA 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 #D6DACE; it also sits naturally between #CED0DA and #D8CEDA. 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 81% · Blue 85%

Cyan 4% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 0% · Key 15%

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

Previews

CSS code for #D2CEDA

.text { color: #D2CEDA; }
.background { background-color: #D2CEDA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D2CEDA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(210, 206, 218); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(260, 14%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D2CEDA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(210, 206, 218, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D2CEDA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(210, 206, 218, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D2CEDA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D2CEDA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #D2CEDA

Tints of #D2CEDA

Tones of #D2CEDA

Color harmonies

Complementary — #D6DACE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #D2CEDA: #000000.

How #D2CEDA 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 #D2CEDA 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

← #D2CED9  ·  #D2CEDB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #D2CEDA?

#D2CEDA is Pale Dusty Purple, a purple color (RGB 210, 206, 218). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D2CEDA?

#D2CEDA is RGB 210, 206, 218 — HSL 260°, 14%, 83% — CMYK 4%, 6%, 0%, 15%.

What colors go with #D2CEDA?

Its complement is #D6DACE; analogous partners are #CED0DA and #D8CEDA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D2CEDA for text?

Black text on #D2CEDA has a contrast ratio of 13.58:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.55:1.