Palettes / Colors / #DBCEE9

#DBCEE9 — Pale Muted Purple

#DBCEE9 is a purple color we call Pale Muted Purple, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the purple family.

#DBCEE9 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 #DCE9CE; it also sits naturally between #CECEE9 and #E8CEE9. 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 86% · Green 81% · Blue 91%

Cyan 6% · Magenta 12% · Yellow 0% · Key 9%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DBCEE9

.text { color: #DBCEE9; }
.background { background-color: #DBCEE9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DBCEE9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 206, 233); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(269, 38%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DBCEE9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 206, 233, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DBCEE9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 206, 233, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DBCEE9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DBCEE9">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DBCEE9

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DCE9CE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DBCEE9: #000000.

How #DBCEE9 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 #DBCEE9 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

← #DBCEE8  ·  #DBCEEA →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DBCEE9?

#DBCEE9 is Pale Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 219, 206, 233). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DBCEE9?

#DBCEE9 is RGB 219, 206, 233 — HSL 269°, 38%, 86% — CMYK 6%, 12%, 0%, 9%.

What colors go with #DBCEE9?

Its complement is #DCE9CE; analogous partners are #CECEE9 and #E8CEE9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DBCEE9 for text?

Black text on #DBCEE9 has a contrast ratio of 14.02:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.50:1.