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#DCCCEF — Pale Muted Purple

#DCCCEF 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 #DCCCEF 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.

#DCCCEF 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 #E0EFCD; it also sits naturally between #CDCEEF and #EDCDEF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DCCCEF · RGB 220, 204, 239

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Color values

HEX#DCCCEF
RGB220, 204, 239
HSL267°, 52%, 87%
HSV267°, 15%, 94%
CMYK8%, 15%, 0%, 6%
XYZ66.69, 64.63, 90.62
Yxy64.63, 0.3005, 0.2912
CIE-Lab84.29, 11.99, -15.21
Hunter Lab80.39, 11.86, -15.51

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

Sample text in #DCCCEF on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DCCCEF on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DCCCEF

.text { color: #DCCCEF; }
.background { background-color: #DCCCEF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCCCEF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 204, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(267, 52%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCCCEF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 204, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCCCEF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 204, 239, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DCCCEF

#C7AEE5#AF8BDA#996CD0#844DC7#6F38B2#592D8F#462370#331A51#1D0F2F#0A0510

Tints of #DCCCEF

#DFD0F0#E1D4F2#E4D8F3#E7DCF4#EAE0F5#EAE0F5#ECE4F6#EFE8F8#F2ECF9#F4EFFA

Tones of #DCCCEF

#DCCFED#DDD2EA#DDD4E8#DDD7E5#DDD9E3#DEDCE0

Color harmonies

Complementary — #E0EFCD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.51:1 Fails
Against black text13.93:1 AAA

Best text color on #DCCCEF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DCCCEF

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #DCCCEF: ·

How #DCCCEF looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #D5D5E7Deuteranopia · #D6D7E4Tritanopia · #DBE0DE

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind purple 500 · #A855F7

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DCCCEF rather than the exact color:

Golden Mosaic
#DBCBF1 · #B79ADF · #6B31B9 · #582998
Burning Garden
#5A7817 · #91DD4B · #5A26CC · #DACAF1
Radiant Ruby Whisper
#DCCEF3 · #A078DE · #501D9F · #231042
Misty Garden
#558C19 · #ACE777 · #8434DB · #DBCEF3
Tranquil Ruby Zephyr
#6BBA24 · #A6DF5A · #A15CE0 · #E0CAF1
Dusty Ruby Voyage
#31771D · #5CD44C · #C065DA · #E0C9EE

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#DBCBF1#DACAF1#DCCEF3#DBCEF3#E0CAF1#E0C9EE#DACAEA#D9D1EF#E1CCEC#E2CCEF#D7CFED#DFC7F4

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DCCCEE  ·  #DCCCF0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DCCCEF?

#DCCCEF is Pale Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 220, 204, 239). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCCCEF?

#DCCCEF is RGB 220, 204, 239 — HSL 267°, 52%, 87% — CMYK 8%, 15%, 0%, 6%.

What colors go with #DCCCEF?

Its complement is #E0EFCD; analogous partners are #CDCEEF and #EDCDEF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCCCEF for text?

Black text on #DCCCEF has a contrast ratio of 13.93:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.51:1.