Palettes / Colors / #DC9DEC

#DC9DEC — Light Purple

#DC9DEC is a purple color we call Light Purple, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: plum (#DDA0DD) — not an exact match. CSS plum gives you #DDA0DD, a different color; use #DC9DEC 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.

#DC9DEC is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #ACEC9C; it also sits naturally between #B49CEC and #EC9CD4. 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 62% · Blue 93%

Cyan 7% · Magenta 33% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DC9DEC

.text { color: #DC9DEC; }
.background { background-color: #DC9DEC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DC9DEC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 157, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(288, 68%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DC9DEC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 157, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DC9DEC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 157, 236, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DC9DEC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DC9DEC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #ACEC9C:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DC9DEC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DC9DEC

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 #DC9DEC 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 #DC9DEC 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

← #DC9DEB  ·  #DC9DED →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DC9DEC?

#DC9DEC is Light Purple, a purple color (RGB 220, 157, 236). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DC9DEC?

#DC9DEC is RGB 220, 157, 236 — HSL 288°, 68%, 77% — CMYK 7%, 33%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #DC9DEC?

Its complement is #ACEC9C; analogous partners are #B49CEC and #EC9CD4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DC9DEC for text?

Black text on #DC9DEC has a contrast ratio of 10.08:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.08:1.