Palettes / Colors / #DCD2DF

#DCD2DF — Pale Dusty Purple

#DCD2DF is a purple color we call Pale Dusty Purple, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the purple family.

#DCD2DF 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 #D5DFD2; it also sits naturally between #D6D2DF and #DFD2DC. 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 82% · Blue 87%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 0% · Key 13%

Previews

CSS code for #DCD2DF

.text { color: #DCD2DF; }
.background { background-color: #DCD2DF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCD2DF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 210, 223); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(286, 17%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCD2DF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 210, 223, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCD2DF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 210, 223, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DCD2DF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DCD2DF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DCD2DF

Tints of #DCD2DF

Tones of #DCD2DF

Color harmonies

Complementary — #D5DFD2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DCD2DF: #000000.

How #DCD2DF 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 #DCD2DF or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DCD2DE  ·  #DCD2E0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DCD2DF?

#DCD2DF is Pale Dusty Purple, a purple color (RGB 220, 210, 223). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCD2DF?

#DCD2DF is RGB 220, 210, 223 — HSL 286°, 17%, 85% — CMYK 1%, 6%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #DCD2DF?

Its complement is #D5DFD2; analogous partners are #D6D2DF and #DFD2DC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCD2DF for text?

Black text on #DCD2DF has a contrast ratio of 14.33:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.47:1.