Palettes / Colors / #DBCFE1

#DBCFE1 — Pale Dusty Purple

#DBCFE1 is a purple color we call Pale Dusty Purple, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the purple family.

#DBCFE1 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 #D6E2D0; it also sits naturally between #D3D0E2 and #E2D0DF. 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 88%

Cyan 3% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 0% · Key 12%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DBCFE1

.text { color: #DBCFE1; }
.background { background-color: #DBCFE1; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DBCFE1; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 207, 225); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(280, 23%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DBCFE1; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 207, 225, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DBCFE1; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 207, 225, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DBCFE1">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DBCFE1">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DBCFE1

Tints of #DBCFE1

Tones of #DBCFE1

Color harmonies

Complementary — #D6E2D0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DBCFE1: #000000.

How #DBCFE1 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 #DBCFE1 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

← #DBCFE0  ·  #DBCFE2 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DBCFE1?

#DBCFE1 is Pale Dusty Purple, a purple color (RGB 219, 207, 225). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DBCFE1?

#DBCFE1 is RGB 219, 207, 225 — HSL 280°, 23%, 85% — CMYK 3%, 8%, 0%, 12%.

What colors go with #DBCFE1?

Its complement is #D6E2D0; analogous partners are #D3D0E2 and #E2D0DF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DBCFE1 for text?

Black text on #DBCFE1 has a contrast ratio of 14.02:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.50:1.