Palettes / Colors / #DACBEF
#DACBEF — Pale Muted Purple
#DACBEF is a purple color we call Pale Muted 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 #DACBEF 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.
#DACBEF 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 #E1EFCC; it also sits naturally between #CCCFEF and #ECCCEF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DACBEF |
|---|---|
| RGB | 218, 203, 239 |
| HSL | 265°, 53%, 87% |
| HSV | 265°, 15%, 94% |
| CMYK | 9%, 15%, 0%, 6% |
| XYZ | 65.85, 63.85, 90.51 |
| Yxy | 63.85, 0.2990, 0.2899 |
| CIE-Lab | 83.89, 11.88, -15.83 |
| Hunter Lab | 79.91, 11.72, -16.18 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 85% · Green 80% · Blue 94%
Cyan 9% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DACBEF
.text { color: #DACBEF; }
.background { background-color: #DACBEF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DACBEF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 203, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(265, 53%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DACBEF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 203, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DACBEF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 203, 239, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DACBEF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DACBEF">Div content here</div>
Shades of #DACBEF
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #E1EFCC:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.53:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.77:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DACBEF: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DACBEF
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #DACBEF: ·
How #DACBEF 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 #DACBEF rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #DACBEF?
#DACBEF is Pale Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 218, 203, 239). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DACBEF?
#DACBEF is RGB 218, 203, 239 — HSL 265°, 53%, 87% — CMYK 9%, 15%, 0%, 6%.
What colors go with #DACBEF?
Its complement is #E1EFCC; analogous partners are #CCCFEF and #ECCCEF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DACBEF for text?
Black text on #DACBEF has a contrast ratio of 13.77:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.53:1.