Palettes / Colors / #D5CCDA

#D5CCDA — Pale Dusty Purple

#D5CCDA is a purple color we call Pale Dusty Purple, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the purple family.

#D5CCDA 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 #D2DBCD; it also sits naturally between #CFCDDB and #DBCDD9. 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 84% · Green 80% · Blue 85%

Cyan 2% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 0% · Key 15%

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

Previews

CSS code for #D5CCDA

.text { color: #D5CCDA; }
.background { background-color: #D5CCDA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D5CCDA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(213, 204, 218); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(279, 16%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D5CCDA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(213, 204, 218, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D5CCDA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(213, 204, 218, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D5CCDA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D5CCDA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #D5CCDA

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D2DBCD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #D5CCDA: #000000.

How #D5CCDA 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 #D5CCDA 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

← #D5CCD9  ·  #D5CCDB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #D5CCDA?

#D5CCDA is Pale Dusty Purple, a purple color (RGB 213, 204, 218). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D5CCDA?

#D5CCDA is RGB 213, 204, 218 — HSL 279°, 16%, 83% — CMYK 2%, 6%, 0%, 15%.

What colors go with #D5CCDA?

Its complement is #D2DBCD; analogous partners are #CFCDDB and #DBCDD9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D5CCDA for text?

Black text on #D5CCDA has a contrast ratio of 13.48:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.56:1.