Palettes / Colors / #DCCFFC
#DCCFFC — Pale Vivid Purple
#DCCFFC is a purple color we call Pale Vivid 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 #DCCFFC 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.
#DCCFFC 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 #EFFCCF; it also sits naturally between #CFD9FC and #F2CFFC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DCCFFC |
|---|---|
| RGB | 220, 207, 252 |
| HSL | 257°, 88%, 90% |
| HSV | 257°, 18%, 99% |
| CMYK | 13%, 18%, 0%, 1% |
| XYZ | 69.40, 66.87, 101.34 |
| Yxy | 66.87, 0.2921, 0.2814 |
| CIE-Lab | 85.44, 13.00, -20.38 |
| Hunter Lab | 81.77, 12.95, -21.48 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 86% · Green 81% · Blue 99%
Cyan 13% · Magenta 18% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DCCFFC
.text { color: #DCCFFC; }
.background { background-color: #DCCFFC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCCFFC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 207, 252); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(257, 88%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCCFFC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 207, 252, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCCFFC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 207, 252, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DCCFFC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DCCFFC">Div content here</div>
Shades of #DCCFFC
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #EFFCCF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.46:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.37:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DCCFFC: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DCCFFC
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #DCCFFC: ·
How #DCCFFC 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 #DCCFFC rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #DCCFFC?
#DCCFFC is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 220, 207, 252). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DCCFFC?
#DCCFFC is RGB 220, 207, 252 — HSL 257°, 88%, 90% — CMYK 13%, 18%, 0%, 1%.
What colors go with #DCCFFC?
Its complement is #EFFCCF; analogous partners are #CFD9FC and #F2CFFC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DCCFFC for text?
Black text on #DCCFFC has a contrast ratio of 14.37:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.46:1.