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#DCCFE2 — Pale Dusty Purple

#DCCFE2 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 #DCCFE2 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.

#DCCFE2 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 #D5E2CF; it also sits naturally between #D3CFE2 and #E2CFDF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DCCFE2 · RGB 220, 207, 226

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Color values

HEX#DCCFE2
RGB220, 207, 226
HSL281°, 25%, 85%
HSV281°, 8%, 89%
CMYK3%, 8%, 0%, 11%
XYZ65.56, 65.33, 81.11
Yxy65.33, 0.3092, 0.3082
CIE-Lab84.65, 7.91, -7.76
Hunter Lab80.83, 7.76, -7.60

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 86% · Green 81% · Blue 89%

Cyan 3% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 0% · Key 11%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DCCFE2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DCCFE2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DCCFE2

.text { color: #DCCFE2; }
.background { background-color: #DCCFE2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCCFE2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 207, 226); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(281, 25%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCCFE2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 207, 226, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCCFE2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 207, 226, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DCCFE2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DCCFE2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DCCFE2

#CAB6D3#B79CC4#A583B4#9269A5#7D568F#644573#4E3659#382640#211726#0B080D

Tints of #DCCFE2

#DFD2E4#E1D6E6#E3D9E8#E6DCEA#EAE2EE#ECE6F0#EFE9F2#F1ECF4#F3EFF5#F6F2F7

Tones of #DCCFE2

#DCD1E1#DBD2E0#DBD3DE#DAD5DD#DAD6DB#D9D7DA

Color harmonies

Complementary — #D5E2CF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.49:1 Fails
Against black text14.07:1 AAA

Best text color on #DCCFE2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DCCFE2

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 #DCCFE2: ·

How #DCCFE2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D6D6DDDeuteranopia · #D7D8DCTritanopia · #DBDAD9

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 #DCCFE2 rather than the exact color:

Wild Ruby Mirage
#D9CAE8 · #71449C · #4F3767 · #24192E
Modern Ruby Breeze
#4E2674 · #A67037 · #5ECA95 · #D6C9E5
Palette Dbd8e3
#DBD8E3 · #5C5470 · #352F44 · #2A2438
Palette Cff6cf
#CFF6CF · #CFE5CF · #E5CFE5 · #F6DEF6
Palette F2d7d9
#F2D7D9 · #D3CEDF · #9CB4CC · #748DA6
Crystal Ruby Drift
#722A9F · #AB7A2D · #32BF88 · #DACAEA

Similar colors

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

#D9CAE8#D6C9E5#DBD8E3#E5CFE5#D3CEDF#DACAEA#E3CEEA#E1CCEC#D7CFED#E7CEDC#E7D3E8#D5D1ED

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DCCFE1  ·  #DCCFE3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DCCFE2?

#DCCFE2 is Pale Dusty Purple, a purple color (RGB 220, 207, 226). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCCFE2?

#DCCFE2 is RGB 220, 207, 226 — HSL 281°, 25%, 85% — CMYK 3%, 8%, 0%, 11%.

What colors go with #DCCFE2?

Its complement is #D5E2CF; analogous partners are #D3CFE2 and #E2CFDF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCCFE2 for text?

Black text on #DCCFE2 has a contrast ratio of 14.07:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.49:1.