Palettes / Colors / #D7CFDD

#D7CFDD — Pale Dusty Purple

#D7CFDD 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 #D7CFDD 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.

#D7CFDD 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 #D5DDCF; it also sits naturally between #D0CFDD and #DDCFDC. 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 6% · Yellow 0% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #D7CFDD

.text { color: #D7CFDD; }
.background { background-color: #D7CFDD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D7CFDD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(215, 207, 221); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(274, 17%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D7CFDD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(215, 207, 221, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D7CFDD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(215, 207, 221, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D7CFDD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D7CFDD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D5DDCF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #D7CFDD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #D7CFDD

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 #D7CFDD 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 #D7CFDD 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

← #D7CFDC  ·  #D7CFDE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #D7CFDD?

#D7CFDD is Pale Dusty Purple, a purple color (RGB 215, 207, 221). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D7CFDD?

#D7CFDD is RGB 215, 207, 221 — HSL 274°, 17%, 84% — CMYK 3%, 6%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #D7CFDD?

Its complement is #D5DDCF; analogous partners are #D0CFDD and #DDCFDC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D7CFDD for text?

Black text on #D7CFDD has a contrast ratio of 13.86:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.52:1.