Palettes / Colors / #DACBF0

#DACBF0 — Pale Purple

#DACBF0 is a purple color we call Pale Purple, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the purple family.

#DACBF0 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 #E1F0CC; it also sits naturally between #CCCFF0 and #ECCCF0. 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 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

CSS code for #DACBF0

.text { color: #DACBF0; }
.background { background-color: #DACBF0; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DACBF0; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 203, 240); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(264, 55%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DACBF0; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 203, 240, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DACBF0; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 203, 240, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DACBF0">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DACBF0">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E1F0CC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DACBF0: #000000.

How #DACBF0 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 #DACBF0 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

← #DACBEF  ·  #DACBF1 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DACBF0?

#DACBF0 is Pale Purple, a purple color (RGB 218, 203, 240). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DACBF0?

#DACBF0 is RGB 218, 203, 240 — HSL 264°, 55%, 87% — CMYK 9%, 15%, 0%, 6%.

What colors go with #DACBF0?

Its complement is #E1F0CC; analogous partners are #CCCFF0 and #ECCCF0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DACBF0 for text?

Black text on #DACBF0 has a contrast ratio of 13.78:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.52:1.