Palettes / Colors / #DCD4E1

#DCD4E1 — Pale Dusty Purple

#DCD4E1 is a purple color we call Pale Dusty Purple, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: gainsboro (#DCDCDC) — not an exact match. CSS gainsboro gives you #DCDCDC, a different color; use #DCD4E1 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.

#DCD4E1 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 #DAE2D5; it also sits naturally between #D6D5E2 and #E2D5E0. 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 83% · Blue 88%

Cyan 2% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 0% · Key 12%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DCD4E1

.text { color: #DCD4E1; }
.background { background-color: #DCD4E1; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCD4E1; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 212, 225); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(277, 18%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCD4E1; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 212, 225, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCD4E1; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 212, 225, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DCD4E1">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DCD4E1">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DCD4E1

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DAE2D5:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DCD4E1: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DCD4E1

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 #DCD4E1 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 #DCD4E1 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

← #DCD4E0  ·  #DCD4E2 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DCD4E1?

#DCD4E1 is Pale Dusty Purple, a purple color (RGB 220, 212, 225). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCD4E1?

#DCD4E1 is RGB 220, 212, 225 — HSL 277°, 18%, 86% — CMYK 2%, 6%, 0%, 12%.

What colors go with #DCD4E1?

Its complement is #DAE2D5; analogous partners are #D6D5E2 and #E2D5E0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCD4E1 for text?

Black text on #DCD4E1 has a contrast ratio of 14.55:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.44:1.