Palettes / Colors / #DCCFF3

#DCCFF3 — Pale Purple

#DCCFF3 is a purple color we call Pale Purple, closest to the named color Lavender (#E6E6FA). It belongs to the purple family.

#DCCFF3 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 #E5F3CE; it also sits naturally between #CED3F3 and #EECEF3. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

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

CSS code for #DCCFF3

.text { color: #DCCFF3; }
.background { background-color: #DCCFF3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCCFF3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 207, 243); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(262, 60%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCCFF3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 207, 243, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCCFF3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 207, 243, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DCCFF3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DCCFF3">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DCCFF3

Tints of #DCCFF3

Tones of #DCCFF3

Color harmonies

Complementary — #E5F3CE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DCCFF3: #000000.

How #DCCFF3 looks with color blindness

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

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:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DCCFF3 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DCCFF2  ·  #DCCFF4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DCCFF3?

#DCCFF3 is Pale Purple, a purple color (RGB 220, 207, 243). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCCFF3?

#DCCFF3 is RGB 220, 207, 243 — HSL 262°, 60%, 88% — CMYK 9%, 15%, 0%, 5%.

What colors go with #DCCFF3?

Its complement is #E5F3CE; analogous partners are #CED3F3 and #EECEF3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCCFF3 for text?

Black text on #DCCFF3 has a contrast ratio of 14.26:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.47:1.