Palettes / Colors / #DBCEED

#DBCEED — Pale Muted Purple

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

#DBCEED 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 #E0EDCF; it also sits naturally between #CFD1ED and #EBCFED. 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 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 #DBCEED

.text { color: #DBCEED; }
.background { background-color: #DBCEED; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DBCEED; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 206, 237); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(265, 46%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DBCEED; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 206, 237, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DBCEED; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 206, 237, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DBCEED

Tints of #DBCEED

Tones of #DBCEED

Color harmonies

Complementary — #E0EDCF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DBCEED: #000000.

How #DBCEED 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 #DBCEED 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

← #DBCEEC  ·  #DBCEEE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DBCEED?

#DBCEED is Pale Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 219, 206, 237). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DBCEED?

#DBCEED is RGB 219, 206, 237 — HSL 265°, 46%, 87% — CMYK 8%, 13%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #DBCEED?

Its complement is #E0EDCF; analogous partners are #CFD1ED and #EBCFED. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DBCEED for text?

Black text on #DBCEED has a contrast ratio of 14.06:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.49:1.