Palettes / Colors / #DCBEE0
#DCBEE0 — Light Muted Pink
#DCBEE0 is a pink color we call Light Muted Pink, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the pink family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: thistle (#D8BFD8) — not an exact match. CSS thistle gives you #D8BFD8, a different color; use #DCBEE0 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.
#DCBEE0 is a cool 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 #C2E0BE; it also sits naturally between #CBBEE0 and #E0BED3. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DCBEE0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 220, 190, 224 |
| HSL | 293°, 35%, 81% |
| HSV | 293°, 15%, 88% |
| CMYK | 2%, 15%, 0%, 12% |
| XYZ | 61.38, 57.42, 78.37 |
| Yxy | 57.42, 0.3113, 0.2912 |
| CIE-Lab | 80.42, 16.60, -13.00 |
| Hunter Lab | 75.78, 16.28, -12.87 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 86% · Green 75% · Blue 88%
Cyan 2% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 0% · Key 12%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DCBEE0
.text { color: #DCBEE0; }
.background { background-color: #DCBEE0; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCBEE0; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 190, 224); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(293, 35%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCBEE0; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 190, 224, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCBEE0; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 190, 224, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DCBEE0">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DCBEE0">Div content here</div>
Shades of #DCBEE0
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Tones of #DCBEE0
Color harmonies
Complementary — #C2E0BE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.68:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 12.48:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DCBEE0: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DCBEE0
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #DCBEE0: ·
How #DCBEE0 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 #DCBEE0 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #DCBEE0?
#DCBEE0 is Light Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 220, 190, 224). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DCBEE0?
#DCBEE0 is RGB 220, 190, 224 — HSL 293°, 35%, 81% — CMYK 2%, 15%, 0%, 12%.
What colors go with #DCBEE0?
Its complement is #C2E0BE; analogous partners are #CBBEE0 and #E0BED3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DCBEE0 for text?
Black text on #DCBEE0 has a contrast ratio of 12.48:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.68:1.