Palettes / Colors / #DCCDE5

#DCCDE5 — Pale Muted Purple

#DCCDE5 is a purple color we call Pale Muted Purple, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the purple family.

#DCCDE5 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 #D5E5CD; it also sits naturally between #D0CDE5 and #E5CDE2. 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 90%

Cyan 4% · Magenta 10% · Yellow 0% · Key 10%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DCCDE5

.text { color: #DCCDE5; }
.background { background-color: #DCCDE5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCCDE5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 205, 229); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(278, 32%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCCDE5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 205, 229, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCCDE5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 205, 229, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DCCDE5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DCCDE5">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DCCDE5

Tints of #DCCDE5

Tones of #DCCDE5

Color harmonies

Complementary — #D5E5CD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DCCDE5: #000000.

How #DCCDE5 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 #DCCDE5 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

← #DCCDE4  ·  #DCCDE6 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DCCDE5?

#DCCDE5 is Pale Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 220, 205, 229). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCCDE5?

#DCCDE5 is RGB 220, 205, 229 — HSL 278°, 32%, 85% — CMYK 4%, 10%, 0%, 10%.

What colors go with #DCCDE5?

Its complement is #D5E5CD; analogous partners are #D0CDE5 and #E5CDE2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCCDE5 for text?

Black text on #DCCDE5 has a contrast ratio of 13.91:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.51:1.