Palettes / Colors / #DCBCDB

#DCBCDB — Light Dusty Pink

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

#DCBCDB 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 #BCDCBD; it also sits naturally between #CDBCDC and #DCBCCB. 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 74% · Blue 86%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 0% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DCBCDB

.text { color: #DCBCDB; }
.background { background-color: #DCBCDB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCBCDB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 188, 219); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(302, 31%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCBCDB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 188, 219, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCBCDB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 188, 219, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DCBCDB

Tints of #DCBCDB

Tones of #DCBCDB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #BCDCBD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DCBCDB: #000000.

How #DCBCDB 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 #DCBCDB 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

← #DCBCDA  ·  #DCBCDC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DCBCDB?

#DCBCDB is Light Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 220, 188, 219). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCBCDB?

#DCBCDB is RGB 220, 188, 219 — HSL 302°, 31%, 80% — CMYK 0%, 15%, 0%, 14%.

What colors go with #DCBCDB?

Its complement is #BCDCBD; analogous partners are #CDBCDC and #DCBCCB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCBCDB for text?

Black text on #DCBCDB has a contrast ratio of 12.26:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.71:1.