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#DCCEEA — Pale Muted Purple

#DCCEEA 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 #DCCEEA 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.

#DCCEEA 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 #DBEACD; it also sits naturally between #CDCDEA and #EACDEA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DCCEEA · RGB 220, 206, 234

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Color values

HEX#DCCEEA
RGB220, 206, 234
HSL270°, 40%, 86%
HSV270°, 12%, 92%
CMYK6%, 12%, 0%, 8%
XYZ66.44, 65.30, 86.94
Yxy65.30, 0.3038, 0.2986
CIE-Lab84.64, 9.96, -12.04
Hunter Lab80.81, 9.81, -12.07

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 86% · Green 81% · Blue 92%

Cyan 6% · Magenta 12% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #DCCEEA

.text { color: #DCCEEA; }
.background { background-color: #DCCEEA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCCEEA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 206, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(270, 40%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCCEEA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 206, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCCEEA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 206, 234, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DCCEEA

#C7B0DD#B394D1#9C74C3#8757B7#7345A1#5E3984#4A2C68#331F47#1F122B#0A060E

Tints of #DCCEEA

#DED1EB#E0D4ED#E3D8EE#E6DBF0#E8DFF1#EBE2F3#EDE6F4#F0EAF6#F2EDF7#F5F1F9

Tones of #DCCEEA

#DBCFE7#DBD1E6#DBD3E4#DBD5E1#DBD7DF#DBD9DD

Color harmonies

Complementary — #DBEACD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.49:1 Fails
Against black text14.06:1 AAA

Best text color on #DCCEEA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DCCEEA

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 #DCCEEA: ·

How #DCCEEA looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D6D6E3Deuteranopia · #D7D8E2Tritanopia · #DBDEDD

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 #DCCEEA rather than the exact color:

Crystal Ruby Drift
#722A9F · #AB7A2D · #32BF88 · #DACAEA
Wild Ruby Mirage
#D9CAE8 · #71449C · #4F3767 · #24192E
Palette Be9fe1
#BE9FE1 · #C9B6E4 · #E1CCEC · #F1F1F6
Vivid Ruby Mirage
#2E1F81 · #A73C28 · #2EBD44 · #D7CFED
Smoky Voyage
#6229BD · #D67B42 · #2CCC69 · #D9D1EF
Crimson Summit
#4B812A · #95CC63 · #8139AE · #E3CEEA

Similar colors

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

#DACAEA#D9CAE8#E1CCEC#D7CFED#D9D1EF#E3CEEA#E0C9EE#DBCBF1#E2CCEF#E1D3EE#D5D1ED#DACAF1

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DCCEE9  ·  #DCCEEB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DCCEEA?

#DCCEEA is Pale Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 220, 206, 234). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCCEEA?

#DCCEEA is RGB 220, 206, 234 — HSL 270°, 40%, 86% — CMYK 6%, 12%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #DCCEEA?

Its complement is #DBEACD; analogous partners are #CDCDEA and #EACDEA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCCEEA for text?

Black text on #DCCEEA has a contrast ratio of 14.06:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.49:1.