Palettes / Colors / #D4CEDE

#D4CEDE — Pale Dusty Purple

#D4CEDE is a purple color we call Pale Dusty Purple, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: gainsboro (#DCDCDC) — not an exact match. CSS gainsboro gives you #DCDCDC, a different color; use #D4CEDE 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.

#D4CEDE 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 #D8DECE; it also sits naturally between #CED0DE and #DCCEDE. 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 #D4CEDE

.text { color: #D4CEDE; }
.background { background-color: #D4CEDE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D4CEDE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(212, 206, 222); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(263, 20%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D4CEDE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(212, 206, 222, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D4CEDE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(212, 206, 222, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D4CEDE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D4CEDE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D8DECE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #D4CEDE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #D4CEDE

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 #D4CEDE 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 #D4CEDE 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

← #D4CEDD  ·  #D4CEDF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #D4CEDE?

#D4CEDE is Pale Dusty Purple, a purple color (RGB 212, 206, 222). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D4CEDE?

#D4CEDE is RGB 212, 206, 222 — HSL 263°, 20%, 84% — CMYK 5%, 7%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #D4CEDE?

Its complement is #D8DECE; analogous partners are #CED0DE and #DCCEDE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D4CEDE for text?

Black text on #D4CEDE has a contrast ratio of 13.68:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.53:1.