Palettes / Colors / #DCCBEE

#DCCBEE — Pale Muted Purple

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

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: gainsboro (#DCDCDC) — not an exact match. CSS gainsboro gives you #DCDCDC, a different color; use #DCCBEE 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.

#DCCBEE 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 #DCEEC9; it also sits naturally between #C9CAEE and #EDC9EE. 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 80% · Blue 93%

Cyan 8% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DCCBEE

.text { color: #DCCBEE; }
.background { background-color: #DCCBEE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCCBEE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 203, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(269, 51%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCCBEE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 203, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCCBEE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 203, 238, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DCEEC9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DCCBEE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DCCBEE

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 #DCCBEE 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 #DCCBEE 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

← #DCCBED  ·  #DCCBEF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DCCBEE?

#DCCBEE is Pale Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 220, 203, 238). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCCBEE?

#DCCBEE is RGB 220, 203, 238 — HSL 269°, 51%, 86% — CMYK 8%, 15%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #DCCBEE?

Its complement is #DCEEC9; analogous partners are #C9CAEE and #EDC9EE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCCBEE for text?

Black text on #DCCBEE has a contrast ratio of 13.82:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.52:1.