Palettes / Colors / #DCCEDF

#DCCEDF — Pale Dusty Purple

#DCCEDF is a purple color we call Pale Dusty 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 #DCCEDF 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.

#DCCEDF 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 #D1DFCE; it also sits naturally between #D3CEDF and #DFCED9. 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 81% · Blue 87%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 0% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DCCEDF

.text { color: #DCCEDF; }
.background { background-color: #DCCEDF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCCEDF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 206, 223); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(289, 21%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCCEDF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 206, 223, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCCEDF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 206, 223, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D1DFCE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DCCEDF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DCCEDF

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 #DCCEDF 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 #DCCEDF 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

← #DCCEDE  ·  #DCCEE0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DCCEDF?

#DCCEDF is Pale Dusty Purple, a purple color (RGB 220, 206, 223). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCCEDF?

#DCCEDF is RGB 220, 206, 223 — HSL 289°, 21%, 84% — CMYK 1%, 8%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #DCCEDF?

Its complement is #D1DFCE; analogous partners are #D3CEDF and #DFCED9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCCEDF for text?

Black text on #DCCEDF has a contrast ratio of 13.94:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.51:1.