Palettes / Colors / #DAD2E5

#DAD2E5 — Pale Dusty Purple

#DAD2E5 is a purple color we call Pale Dusty Purple, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the purple family.

#DAD2E5 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 #DDE5D2; it also sits naturally between #D2D3E5 and #E3D2E5. 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 90%

Cyan 5% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 0% · Key 10%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DAD2E5

.text { color: #DAD2E5; }
.background { background-color: #DAD2E5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DAD2E5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 210, 229); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(265, 27%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DAD2E5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 210, 229, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DAD2E5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 210, 229, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DAD2E5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DAD2E5">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DAD2E5

Tints of #DAD2E5

Tones of #DAD2E5

Color harmonies

Complementary — #DDE5D2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DAD2E5: #000000.

How #DAD2E5 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 #DAD2E5 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

← #DAD2E4  ·  #DAD2E6 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DAD2E5?

#DAD2E5 is Pale Dusty Purple, a purple color (RGB 218, 210, 229). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DAD2E5?

#DAD2E5 is RGB 218, 210, 229 — HSL 265°, 27%, 86% — CMYK 5%, 8%, 0%, 10%.

What colors go with #DAD2E5?

Its complement is #DDE5D2; analogous partners are #D2D3E5 and #E3D2E5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DAD2E5 for text?

Black text on #DAD2E5 has a contrast ratio of 14.33:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.47:1.