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#DCCEEC — Pale Muted Purple

#DCCEEC 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 #DCCEEC 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.

#DCCEEC 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 #DFECCF; it also sits naturally between #CFD0EC and #EBCFEC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DCCEEC · RGB 220, 206, 236

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Color values

HEX#DCCEEC
RGB220, 206, 236
HSL268°, 44%, 87%
HSV268°, 13%, 93%
CMYK7%, 13%, 0%, 7%
XYZ66.73, 65.41, 88.47
Yxy65.41, 0.3025, 0.2965
CIE-Lab84.70, 10.34, -13.01
Hunter Lab80.88, 10.21, -13.12

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 86% · Green 81% · Blue 93%

Cyan 7% · Magenta 13% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #DCCEEC

.text { color: #DCCEEC; }
.background { background-color: #DCCEEC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCCEEC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 206, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(268, 44%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCCEEC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 206, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCCEEC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 206, 236, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DCCEEC

#C8B2E1#B091D4#9B73C9#8656BD#7242A9#5C3588#48296A#341E4D#1E112C#0A060F

Tints of #DCCEEC

#E0D3EE#E2D7EF#E5DAF1#E7DEF2#EAE2F4#EAE2F4#EDE5F5#EFE9F6#F2EDF8#F5F0F9

Tones of #DCCEEC

#DDD1EA#DDD4E8#DDD6E6#DDD8E4#DEDAE2#DEDCE0

Color harmonies

Complementary — #DFECCF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.49:1 Fails
Against black text14.08:1 AAA

Best text color on #DCCEEC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DCCEEC

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 #DCCEEC: ·

How #DCCEEC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D6D6E5Deuteranopia · #D7D8E3Tritanopia · #DBDFDE

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 #DCCEEC rather than the exact color:

Crystal Ruby Drift
#722A9F · #AB7A2D · #32BF88 · #DACAEA
Smoky Voyage
#6229BD · #D67B42 · #2CCC69 · #D9D1EF
Vivid Ruby Mirage
#2E1F81 · #A73C28 · #2EBD44 · #D7CFED
Palette Be9fe1
#BE9FE1 · #C9B6E4 · #E1CCEC · #F1F1F6
Golden Mosaic
#DBCBF1 · #B79ADF · #6B31B9 · #582998
Wild Ruby Mirage
#D9CAE8 · #71449C · #4F3767 · #24192E

Similar colors

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

#DACAEA#D9D1EF#D7CFED#E1CCEC#DBCBF1#D9CAE8#DACAF1#E0C9EE#E2CCEF#DCCEF3#DBCEF3#E3CEEA

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DCCEEB  ·  #DCCEED →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DCCEEC?

#DCCEEC is Pale Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 220, 206, 236). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCCEEC?

#DCCEEC is RGB 220, 206, 236 — HSL 268°, 44%, 87% — CMYK 7%, 13%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #DCCEEC?

Its complement is #DFECCF; analogous partners are #CFD0EC and #EBCFEC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCCEEC for text?

Black text on #DCCEEC has a contrast ratio of 14.08:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.49:1.