Palettes / Colors / #DBCFE2

#DBCFE2 — Pale Dusty Purple

#DBCFE2 is a purple color we call Pale Dusty Purple, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the purple family.

#DBCFE2 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 #D6E2CF; it also sits naturally between #D2CFE2 and #E2CFE0. 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 89%

Cyan 3% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 0% · Key 11%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DBCFE2

.text { color: #DBCFE2; }
.background { background-color: #DBCFE2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DBCFE2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 207, 226); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(278, 25%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DBCFE2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 207, 226, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DBCFE2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 207, 226, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DBCFE2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DBCFE2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DBCFE2

Tints of #DBCFE2

Tones of #DBCFE2

Color harmonies

Complementary — #D6E2CF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DBCFE2: #000000.

How #DBCFE2 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 #DBCFE2 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

← #DBCFE1  ·  #DBCFE3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DBCFE2?

#DBCFE2 is Pale Dusty Purple, a purple color (RGB 219, 207, 226). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DBCFE2?

#DBCFE2 is RGB 219, 207, 226 — HSL 278°, 25%, 85% — CMYK 3%, 8%, 0%, 11%.

What colors go with #DBCFE2?

Its complement is #D6E2CF; analogous partners are #D2CFE2 and #E2CFE0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DBCFE2 for text?

Black text on #DBCFE2 has a contrast ratio of 14.04:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.50:1.