Palettes / Colors / #D7CEDE

#D7CEDE — Pale Dusty Purple

#D7CEDE is a purple color we call Pale Dusty Purple, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the purple family.

#D7CEDE 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 #D5DECE; it also sits naturally between #CFCEDE and #DECEDD. 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 81% · Blue 87%

Cyan 3% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 0% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #D7CEDE

.text { color: #D7CEDE; }
.background { background-color: #D7CEDE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D7CEDE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(215, 206, 222); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(274, 20%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D7CEDE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(215, 206, 222, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D7CEDE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(215, 206, 222, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D7CEDE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D7CEDE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D5DECE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #D7CEDE: #000000.

How #D7CEDE 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 #D7CEDE 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

← #D7CEDD  ·  #D7CEDF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #D7CEDE?

#D7CEDE is Pale Dusty Purple, a purple color (RGB 215, 206, 222). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D7CEDE?

#D7CEDE is RGB 215, 206, 222 — HSL 274°, 20%, 84% — CMYK 3%, 7%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #D7CEDE?

Its complement is #D5DECE; analogous partners are #CFCEDE and #DECEDD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D7CEDE for text?

Black text on #D7CEDE has a contrast ratio of 13.77:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.52:1.