Palettes / Colors / #DCCFFD
#DCCFFD — Pale Vivid Purple
#DCCFFD 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 #DCCFFD 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.
#DCCFFD 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 #F0FDCE; it also sits naturally between #CED8FD and #F3CEFD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DCCFFD |
|---|---|
| RGB | 220, 207, 253 |
| HSL | 257°, 92%, 90% |
| HSV | 257°, 18%, 99% |
| CMYK | 13%, 18%, 0%, 1% |
| XYZ | 69.56, 66.93, 102.18 |
| Yxy | 66.93, 0.2914, 0.2804 |
| CIE-Lab | 85.47, 13.21, -20.86 |
| Hunter Lab | 81.81, 13.17, -22.05 |
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 #DCCFFD
.text { color: #DCCFFD; }
.background { background-color: #DCCFFD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCCFFD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 207, 253); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(257, 92%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCCFFD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 207, 253, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCCFFD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 207, 253, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DCCFFD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DCCFFD">Div content here</div>
Shades of #DCCFFD
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #F0FDCE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.46:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.39:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DCCFFD: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DCCFFD
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 #DCCFFD: ·
How #DCCFFD 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 #DCCFFD 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
Frequently asked questions
What color is #DCCFFD?
#DCCFFD is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 220, 207, 253). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DCCFFD?
#DCCFFD is RGB 220, 207, 253 — HSL 257°, 92%, 90% — CMYK 13%, 18%, 0%, 1%.
What colors go with #DCCFFD?
Its complement is #F0FDCE; analogous partners are #CED8FD and #F3CEFD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DCCFFD for text?
Black text on #DCCFFD has a contrast ratio of 14.39:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.46:1.