Palettes / Colors / #DCD5EC

#DCD5EC — Pale Muted Purple

#DCD5EC is a purple color we call Pale Muted 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 #DCD5EC 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.

#DCD5EC 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 #E5ECD5; it also sits naturally between #D5D9EC and #E7D5EC. 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 84% · Blue 93%

Cyan 7% · Magenta 10% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DCD5EC

.text { color: #DCD5EC; }
.background { background-color: #DCD5EC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCD5EC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 213, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(258, 38%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCD5EC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 213, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCD5EC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 213, 236, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DCD5EC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DCD5EC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E5ECD5:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DCD5EC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DCD5EC

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 #DCD5EC 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 #DCD5EC 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #DCD5EC?

#DCD5EC is Pale Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 220, 213, 236). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCD5EC?

#DCD5EC is RGB 220, 213, 236 — HSL 258°, 38%, 88% — CMYK 7%, 10%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #DCD5EC?

Its complement is #E5ECD5; analogous partners are #D5D9EC and #E7D5EC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCD5EC for text?

Black text on #DCD5EC has a contrast ratio of 14.77:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.42:1.