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#DCCFFE — Pale Vivid Purple

#DCCFFE 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 #DCCFFE 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.

#DCCFFE 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 #F0FECD; it also sits naturally between #CDD8FE and #F3CDFE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DCCFFE · RGB 220, 207, 254

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Color values

HEX#DCCFFE
RGB220, 207, 254
HSL257°, 96%, 90%
HSV257°, 19%, 100%
CMYK13%, 19%, 0%, 0%
XYZ69.72, 67.00, 103.02
Yxy67.00, 0.2908, 0.2795
CIE-Lab85.50, 13.41, -21.34
Hunter Lab81.85, 13.38, -22.62

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 86% · Green 81% · Blue 100%

Cyan 13% · Magenta 19% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #DCCFFE

.text { color: #DCCFFE; }
.background { background-color: #DCCFFE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCCFFE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 207, 254); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(257, 96%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCCFFE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 207, 254, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCCFFE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 207, 254, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DCCFFE

#BAA0FD#9E78FC#7D4BFB#6023FB#4605EB#3904BE#2D0396#1F0269#130141#060014

Tints of #DCCFFE

#DFD2FE#DFD2FE#E2D7FE#E2D7FE#E6DCFE#E9E1FE#E9E1FE#EDE6FE#EDE6FE#F1EBFF

Tones of #DCCFFE

#DCD1FA#DED4F7#DFD7F4#E1DBF0#E3DFEC#E4E2E9

Color harmonies

Complementary — #F0FECD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.46:1 Fails
Against black text14.40:1 AAA

Best text color on #DCCFFE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DCCFFE

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 #DCCFFE: ·

How #DCCFFE looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D6D6F3Deuteranopia · #D7D8F0Tritanopia · #DBEAE8

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 #DCCFFE rather than the exact color:

Palette 493d9e
#493D9E · #B2A5FF · #DAD2FF · #FFF2AF
Palette Fff3da
#FFF3DA · #DFCCFB · #D0BFFF · #BEADFA
Palette Beadfa
#BEADFA · #D0BFFF · #DFCCFB · #FFF8C9
Palette F4eeff
#F4EEFF · #DCD6F7 · #A6B1E1 · #424874
Palette Ecf2ff
#ECF2FF · #E3DFFD · #E5D1FA · #FFF4D2
Palette F1eaff
#F1EAFF · #E5D4FF · #DCBFFF · #D0A2F7

Similar colors

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

#DAD2FF#DFCCFB#DCD6F7#E5D1FA#E5D4FF#DDC8F6#DCCEF3#DBCEF3#D9D3F4#E5CFF7#D7D2F4#E8D3FF

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DCCFFD  ·  #DCCFFF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DCCFFE?

#DCCFFE is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 220, 207, 254). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCCFFE?

#DCCFFE is RGB 220, 207, 254 — HSL 257°, 96%, 90% — CMYK 13%, 19%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #DCCFFE?

Its complement is #F0FECD; analogous partners are #CDD8FE and #F3CDFE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCCFFE for text?

Black text on #DCCFFE has a contrast ratio of 14.40:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.46:1.