Palettes / Colors / #D3CAEC

#D3CAEC — Pale Muted Purple

#D3CAEC is a purple color we call Pale Muted 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 #D3CAEC 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.

#D3CAEC 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 #E3ECCB; it also sits naturally between #CBD2EC and #E4CBEC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

Copy HEX Copy RGB Copy HSL Download PNG swatch SVG

Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 83% · Green 79% · Blue 93%

Cyan 11% · Magenta 14% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #D3CAEC

.text { color: #D3CAEC; }
.background { background-color: #D3CAEC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D3CAEC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(211, 202, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(256, 47%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D3CAEC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(211, 202, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D3CAEC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(211, 202, 236, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D3CAEC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D3CAEC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #D3CAEC

Tints of #D3CAEC

Tones of #D3CAEC

Color harmonies

Complementary — #E3ECCB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #D3CAEC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #D3CAEC

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 #D3CAEC 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 #D3CAEC 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

← #D3CAEB  ·  #D3CAED →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #D3CAEC?

#D3CAEC is Pale Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 211, 202, 236). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D3CAEC?

#D3CAEC is RGB 211, 202, 236 — HSL 256°, 47%, 86% — CMYK 11%, 14%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #D3CAEC?

Its complement is #E3ECCB; analogous partners are #CBD2EC and #E4CBEC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D3CAEC for text?

Black text on #D3CAEC has a contrast ratio of 13.43:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.56:1.