Palettes / Colors / #DCCFF4

#DCCFF4 — Pale Purple

#DCCFF4 is a purple color we call Pale Purple, closest to the named color Lavender (#E6E6FA). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lavender (#E6E6FA) — not an exact match. CSS lavender gives you #E6E6FA, a different color; use #DCCFF4 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.

#DCCFF4 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 #E6F4CD; it also sits naturally between #CDD3F4 and #EECDF4. 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 96%

Cyan 10% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 0% · Key 4%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DCCFF4

.text { color: #DCCFF4; }
.background { background-color: #DCCFF4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCCFF4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 207, 244); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(261, 63%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCCFF4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 207, 244, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCCFF4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 207, 244, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DCCFF4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DCCFF4">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E6F4CD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DCCFF4: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DCCFF4

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:

How #DCCFF4 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 #DCCFF4 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

← #DCCFF3  ·  #DCCFF5 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DCCFF4?

#DCCFF4 is Pale Purple, a purple color (RGB 220, 207, 244). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCCFF4?

#DCCFF4 is RGB 220, 207, 244 — HSL 261°, 63%, 88% — CMYK 10%, 15%, 0%, 4%.

What colors go with #DCCFF4?

Its complement is #E6F4CD; analogous partners are #CDD3F4 and #EECDF4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCCFF4 for text?

Black text on #DCCFF4 has a contrast ratio of 14.27:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.47:1.