Palettes / Colors / #D4CEDF

#D4CEDF — Pale Dusty Purple

#D4CEDF is a purple color we call Pale Dusty Purple, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the purple family.

#D4CEDF 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 #D9DFCE; it also sits naturally between #CED0DF and #DCCEDF. 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 8% · Yellow 0% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #D4CEDF

.text { color: #D4CEDF; }
.background { background-color: #D4CEDF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D4CEDF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(212, 206, 223); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(261, 21%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D4CEDF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(212, 206, 223, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D4CEDF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(212, 206, 223, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D4CEDF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D4CEDF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D9DFCE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #D4CEDF: #000000.

How #D4CEDF 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 #D4CEDF 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

← #D4CEDE  ·  #D4CEE0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #D4CEDF?

#D4CEDF is Pale Dusty Purple, a purple color (RGB 212, 206, 223). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D4CEDF?

#D4CEDF is RGB 212, 206, 223 — HSL 261°, 21%, 84% — CMYK 5%, 8%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #D4CEDF?

Its complement is #D9DFCE; analogous partners are #CED0DF and #DCCEDF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D4CEDF for text?

Black text on #D4CEDF has a contrast ratio of 13.69:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.53:1.