Palettes / Colors / #DCCBEF

#DCCBEF — Pale Muted Purple

#DCCBEF 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 #DCCBEF 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.

#DCCBEF 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 #DFEFCC; it also sits naturally between #CCCDEF and #EECCEF. 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 94%

Cyan 8% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DCCBEF

.text { color: #DCCBEF; }
.background { background-color: #DCCBEF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCCBEF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 203, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(268, 53%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCCBEF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 203, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCCBEF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 203, 239, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DFEFCC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DCCBEF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DCCBEF

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 #DCCBEF 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 #DCCBEF 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

← #DCCBEE  ·  #DCCBF0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DCCBEF?

#DCCBEF is Pale Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 220, 203, 239). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCCBEF?

#DCCBEF is RGB 220, 203, 239 — HSL 268°, 53%, 87% — CMYK 8%, 15%, 0%, 6%.

What colors go with #DCCBEF?

Its complement is #DFEFCC; analogous partners are #CCCDEF and #EECCEF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCCBEF for text?

Black text on #DCCBEF has a contrast ratio of 13.83:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.52:1.