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#DCCEEF — Pale Muted Purple

#DCCEEF 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 #DCCEEF 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.

#DCCEEF 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 #E1EFCD; it also sits naturally between #CDD0EF and #ECCDEF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DCCEEF · RGB 220, 206, 239

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Color values

HEX#DCCEEF
RGB220, 206, 239
HSL265°, 51%, 87%
HSV265°, 14%, 94%
CMYK8%, 14%, 0%, 6%
XYZ67.17, 65.59, 90.78
Yxy65.59, 0.3005, 0.2934
CIE-Lab84.79, 10.93, -14.47
Hunter Lab80.99, 10.80, -14.72

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 86% · Green 81% · Blue 94%

Cyan 8% · Magenta 14% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #DCCEEF

.text { color: #DCCEEF; }
.background { background-color: #DCCEEF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCCEEF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 206, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(265, 51%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCCEEF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 206, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCCEEF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 206, 239, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DCCEEF

#C5AEE5#AC8BDA#966DD0#804EC6#6B39B1#562E8E#442470#311A51#1C0F2E#09050F

Tints of #DCCEEF

#DED1F0#E1D5F1#E3D8F3#E6DCF4#E9E0F5#E9E0F5#ECE4F6#EEE8F8#F1ECF9#F4F0FA

Tones of #DCCEEF

#DBCFEC#DCD2EA#DCD4E7#DDD7E5#DDD9E3#DDDCE0

Color harmonies

Complementary — #E1EFCD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.49:1 Fails
Against black text14.12:1 AAA

Best text color on #DCCEEF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DCCEEF

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 #DCCEEF: ·

How #DCCEEF looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D6D6E7Deuteranopia · #D7D8E5Tritanopia · #DBE1DF

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 #DCCEEF rather than the exact color:

Golden Mosaic
#DBCBF1 · #B79ADF · #6B31B9 · #582998
Radiant Ruby Whisper
#DCCEF3 · #A078DE · #501D9F · #231042
Misty Garden
#558C19 · #ACE777 · #8434DB · #DBCEF3
Smoky Voyage
#6229BD · #D67B42 · #2CCC69 · #D9D1EF
Burning Garden
#5A7817 · #91DD4B · #5A26CC · #DACAF1
Vivid Ruby Mirage
#2E1F81 · #A73C28 · #2EBD44 · #D7CFED

Similar colors

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

#DBCBF1#DCCEF3#DBCEF3#D9D1EF#DACAF1#D7CFED#E0CAF1#E1CCEC#E2CCEF#E0C9EE#DACAEA#E1D3EE

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DCCEEE  ·  #DCCEF0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DCCEEF?

#DCCEEF is Pale Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 220, 206, 239). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCCEEF?

#DCCEEF is RGB 220, 206, 239 — HSL 265°, 51%, 87% — CMYK 8%, 14%, 0%, 6%.

What colors go with #DCCEEF?

Its complement is #E1EFCD; analogous partners are #CDD0EF and #ECCDEF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCCEEF for text?

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