Palettes / Colors / #DACFEE

#DACFEE — Pale Muted Purple

#DACFEE 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 #DACFEE 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.

#DACFEE 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 #E3EECE; it also sits naturally between #CED3EE and #E9CEEE. 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 81% · Blue 93%

Cyan 8% · Magenta 13% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DACFEE

.text { color: #DACFEE; }
.background { background-color: #DACFEE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DACFEE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 207, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(261, 48%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DACFEE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 207, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DACFEE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 207, 238, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E3EECE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DACFEE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DACFEE

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 #DACFEE 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 #DACFEE 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #DACFEE?

#DACFEE is Pale Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 218, 207, 238). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DACFEE?

#DACFEE is RGB 218, 207, 238 — HSL 261°, 48%, 87% — CMYK 8%, 13%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #DACFEE?

Its complement is #E3EECE; analogous partners are #CED3EE and #E9CEEE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DACFEE for text?

Black text on #DACFEE has a contrast ratio of 14.14:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.49:1.