Palettes / Colors / #D5CCDB

#D5CCDB — Pale Dusty Purple

#D5CCDB is a purple color we call Pale Dusty Purple, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the purple family.

#D5CCDB 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 #D2DBCC; it also sits naturally between #CECCDB and #DBCCDA. 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 86%

Cyan 3% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 0% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #D5CCDB

.text { color: #D5CCDB; }
.background { background-color: #D5CCDB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D5CCDB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(213, 204, 219); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(276, 17%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D5CCDB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(213, 204, 219, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D5CCDB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(213, 204, 219, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D5CCDB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D5CCDB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #D5CCDB

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D2DBCC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #D5CCDB: #000000.

How #D5CCDB 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 #D5CCDB 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

← #D5CCDA  ·  #D5CCDC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #D5CCDB?

#D5CCDB is Pale Dusty Purple, a purple color (RGB 213, 204, 219). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D5CCDB?

#D5CCDB is RGB 213, 204, 219 — HSL 276°, 17%, 83% — CMYK 3%, 7%, 0%, 14%.

What colors go with #D5CCDB?

Its complement is #D2DBCC; analogous partners are #CECCDB and #DBCCDA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D5CCDB for text?

Black text on #D5CCDB has a contrast ratio of 13.49:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.56:1.