Palettes / Colors / #DAD0EC

#DAD0EC — Pale Muted Purple

#DAD0EC is a purple color we call Pale Muted Purple, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the purple family.

#DAD0EC 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 #E2ECD0; it also sits naturally between #D0D4EC and #E8D0EC. 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 82% · Blue 93%

Cyan 8% · Magenta 12% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DAD0EC

.text { color: #DAD0EC; }
.background { background-color: #DAD0EC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DAD0EC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 208, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(261, 42%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DAD0EC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 208, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DAD0EC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 208, 236, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DAD0EC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DAD0EC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DAD0EC

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Tones of #DAD0EC

Color harmonies

Complementary — #E2ECD0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DAD0EC: #000000.

How #DAD0EC 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 #DAD0EC 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 #DAD0EC?

#DAD0EC is Pale Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 218, 208, 236). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DAD0EC?

#DAD0EC is RGB 218, 208, 236 — HSL 261°, 42%, 87% — CMYK 8%, 12%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #DAD0EC?

Its complement is #E2ECD0; analogous partners are #D0D4EC and #E8D0EC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DAD0EC for text?

Black text on #DAD0EC has a contrast ratio of 14.21:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.48:1.