Palettes / Colors / #DCCCFF

#DCCCFF — Pale Vivid Purple

#DCCCFF is a purple color we call Pale Vivid Purple, closest to the named color Lavender (#E6E6FA). It belongs to the purple family.

#DCCCFF 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 #EFFFCC; it also sits naturally between #CCD5FF and #F6CCFF. 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 100%

Cyan 14% · Magenta 20% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DCCCFF

.text { color: #DCCCFF; }
.background { background-color: #DCCCFF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCCCFF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 204, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(259, 100%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCCCFF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 204, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCCCFF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 204, 255, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EFFFCC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DCCCFF: #000000.

How #DCCCFF 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 #DCCCFF 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

← #DCCCFE  ·  #DCCD00 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DCCCFF?

#DCCCFF is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 220, 204, 255). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCCCFF?

#DCCCFF is RGB 220, 204, 255 — HSL 259°, 100%, 90% — CMYK 14%, 20%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #DCCCFF?

Its complement is #EFFFCC; analogous partners are #CCD5FF and #F6CCFF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCCCFF for text?

Black text on #DCCCFF has a contrast ratio of 14.12:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.49:1.