Palettes / Colors / #D3CEDD

#D3CEDD — Pale Dusty Purple

#D3CEDD 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 #D3CEDD 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.

#D3CEDD 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 #D9DECF; it also sits naturally between #CFD1DE and #DBCFDE. 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 83% · Green 81% · Blue 87%

Cyan 5% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 0% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #D3CEDD

.text { color: #D3CEDD; }
.background { background-color: #D3CEDD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D3CEDD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(211, 206, 221); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(260, 18%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D3CEDD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(211, 206, 221, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D3CEDD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(211, 206, 221, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D3CEDD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D3CEDD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D9DECF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #D3CEDD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #D3CEDD

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 #D3CEDD 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 #D3CEDD 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

← #D3CEDC  ·  #D3CEDE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #D3CEDD?

#D3CEDD is Pale Dusty Purple, a purple color (RGB 211, 206, 221). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D3CEDD?

#D3CEDD is RGB 211, 206, 221 — HSL 260°, 18%, 84% — CMYK 5%, 7%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #D3CEDD?

Its complement is #D9DECF; analogous partners are #CFD1DE and #DBCFDE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D3CEDD for text?

Black text on #D3CEDD has a contrast ratio of 13.64:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.54:1.