Palettes / Colors / #DAD2DE

#DAD2DE — Pale Dusty Purple

#DAD2DE 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 #DAD2DE 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.

#DAD2DE 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 #D7DED3; it also sits naturally between #D5D3DE and #DED3DD. 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 87%

Cyan 2% · Magenta 5% · Yellow 0% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DAD2DE

.text { color: #DAD2DE; }
.background { background-color: #DAD2DE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DAD2DE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 210, 222); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(280, 15%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DAD2DE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 210, 222, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DAD2DE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 210, 222, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DAD2DE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DAD2DE">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DAD2DE

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D7DED3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DAD2DE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DAD2DE

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 #DAD2DE 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 #DAD2DE 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

← #DAD2DD  ·  #DAD2DF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DAD2DE?

#DAD2DE is Pale Dusty Purple, a purple color (RGB 218, 210, 222). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DAD2DE?

#DAD2DE is RGB 218, 210, 222 — HSL 280°, 15%, 85% — CMYK 2%, 5%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #DAD2DE?

Its complement is #D7DED3; analogous partners are #D5D3DE and #DED3DD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DAD2DE for text?

Black text on #DAD2DE has a contrast ratio of 14.25:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.47:1.