Palettes / Colors / #DBCFDE

#DBCFDE — Pale Dusty Purple

#DBCFDE 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 #DBCFDE 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.

#DBCFDE 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 #D2DECE; it also sits naturally between #D3CEDE and #DECED9. 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 87%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 0% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DBCFDE

.text { color: #DBCFDE; }
.background { background-color: #DBCFDE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DBCFDE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 207, 222); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(288, 19%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DBCFDE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 207, 222, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DBCFDE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 207, 222, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DBCFDE

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Tones of #DBCFDE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #D2DECE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DBCFDE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DBCFDE

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 #DBCFDE 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 #DBCFDE 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

← #DBCFDD  ·  #DBCFDF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DBCFDE?

#DBCFDE is Pale Dusty Purple, a purple color (RGB 219, 207, 222). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DBCFDE?

#DBCFDE is RGB 219, 207, 222 — HSL 288°, 19%, 84% — CMYK 1%, 7%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #DBCFDE?

Its complement is #D2DECE; analogous partners are #D3CEDE and #DECED9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DBCFDE for text?

Black text on #DBCFDE has a contrast ratio of 13.99:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.50:1.