Palettes / Colors / #DCB2DA

#DCB2DA — Light Muted Pink

#DCB2DA is a pink color we call Light Muted Pink, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the pink family.

#DCB2DA is a warm-leaning pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #B2DCB4; it also sits naturally between #C9B2DC and #DCB2C5. 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 70% · Blue 85%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 19% · Yellow 1% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DCB2DA

.text { color: #DCB2DA; }
.background { background-color: #DCB2DA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCB2DA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 178, 218); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(303, 38%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCB2DA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 178, 218, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCB2DA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 178, 218, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DCB2DA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DCB2DA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DCB2DA

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B2DCB4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DCB2DA: #000000.

How #DCB2DA 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 #DCB2DA 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

← #DCB2D9  ·  #DCB2DB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DCB2DA?

#DCB2DA is Light Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 220, 178, 218). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCB2DA?

#DCB2DA is RGB 220, 178, 218 — HSL 303°, 38%, 78% — CMYK 0%, 19%, 1%, 14%.

What colors go with #DCB2DA?

Its complement is #B2DCB4; analogous partners are #C9B2DC and #DCB2C5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCB2DA for text?

Black text on #DCB2DA has a contrast ratio of 11.42:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.84:1.