Palettes / Colors / #D2CEDB

#D2CEDB — Pale Dusty Purple

#D2CEDB is a purple color we call Pale Dusty Purple, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: thistle (#D8BFD8) — not an exact match. CSS thistle gives you #D8BFD8, a different color; use #D2CEDB when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#D2CEDB 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 #D6DACD; it also sits naturally between #CDD0DA and #D8CDDA. 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 86%

Cyan 4% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 0% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #D2CEDB

.text { color: #D2CEDB; }
.background { background-color: #D2CEDB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D2CEDB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(210, 206, 219); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(258, 15%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D2CEDB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(210, 206, 219, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D2CEDB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(210, 206, 219, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D2CEDB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D2CEDB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D6DACD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #D2CEDB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #D2CEDB

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #D2CEDB 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 #D2CEDB 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

← #D2CEDA  ·  #D2CEDC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #D2CEDB?

#D2CEDB is Pale Dusty Purple, a purple color (RGB 210, 206, 219). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D2CEDB?

#D2CEDB is RGB 210, 206, 219 — HSL 258°, 15%, 83% — CMYK 4%, 6%, 0%, 14%.

What colors go with #D2CEDB?

Its complement is #D6DACD; analogous partners are #CDD0DA and #D8CDDA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D2CEDB for text?

Black text on #D2CEDB has a contrast ratio of 13.59:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.55:1.