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#DCCEF2 — Pale Purple

#DCCEF2 is a purple color we call Pale 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 #DCCEF2 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.

#DCCEF2 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 #E5F2CF; it also sits naturally between #CFD3F2 and #EECFF2. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DCCEF2 · RGB 220, 206, 242

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Color values

HEX#DCCEF2
RGB220, 206, 242
HSL263°, 58%, 88%
HSV263°, 15%, 95%
CMYK9%, 15%, 0%, 5%
XYZ67.61, 65.77, 93.14
Yxy65.77, 0.2985, 0.2903
CIE-Lab84.88, 11.52, -15.92
Hunter Lab81.10, 11.41, -16.34

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 86% · Green 81% · Blue 95%

Cyan 9% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 0% · Key 5%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DCCEF2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DCCEF2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DCCEF2

.text { color: #DCCEF2; }
.background { background-color: #DCCEF2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCCEF2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 206, 242); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(263, 58%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCCEF2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 206, 242, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCCEF2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 206, 242, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DCCEF2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DCCEF2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DCCEF2

#C5AEEA#AB8AE0#946AD7#7A46CE#6531B9#542999#401F75#2E1655#1A0D30#090410

Tints of #DCCEF2

#DFD3F3#E2D7F4#E2D7F4#E5DBF5#E8DFF6#EBE3F8#EEE7F9#EEE7F9#F1EBFA#F3EFFB

Tones of #DCCEF2

#DDD1F0#DDD4ED#DED6EA#DFD9E8#DFDBE6#E0DEE3

Color harmonies

Complementary — #E5F2CF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.48:1 Fails
Against black text14.15:1 AAA

Best text color on #DCCEF2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DCCEF2

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 #DCCEF2: ·

How #DCCEF2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D6D6E9Deuteranopia · #D7D8E7Tritanopia · #DBE2E1

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 #DCCEF2 rather than the exact color:

Radiant Ruby Whisper
#DCCEF3 · #A078DE · #501D9F · #231042
Misty Garden
#558C19 · #ACE777 · #8434DB · #DBCEF3
Golden Mosaic
#DBCBF1 · #B79ADF · #6B31B9 · #582998
Burning Garden
#5A7817 · #91DD4B · #5A26CC · #DACAF1
Smoky Voyage
#6229BD · #D67B42 · #2CCC69 · #D9D1EF
Tranquil Ruby Zephyr
#6BBA24 · #A6DF5A · #A15CE0 · #E0CAF1

Similar colors

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

#DCCEF3#DBCEF3#DBCBF1#DACAF1#D9D1EF#E0CAF1#D9D3F4#D7D2F4#E2CCEF#D7CFED#DDC8F6#E0C9EE

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DCCEF1  ·  #DCCEF3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DCCEF2?

#DCCEF2 is Pale Purple, a purple color (RGB 220, 206, 242). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCCEF2?

#DCCEF2 is RGB 220, 206, 242 — HSL 263°, 58%, 88% — CMYK 9%, 15%, 0%, 5%.

What colors go with #DCCEF2?

Its complement is #E5F2CF; analogous partners are #CFD3F2 and #EECFF2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCCEF2 for text?

Black text on #DCCEF2 has a contrast ratio of 14.15:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.48:1.