Palettes / Colors / #DCD6EC

#DCD6EC — Pale Muted Purple

#DCD6EC 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 #DCD6EC 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.

#DCD6EC 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 #E6ECD5; it also sits naturally between #D5DAEC and #E6D5EC. 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 9% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DCD6EC

.text { color: #DCD6EC; }
.background { background-color: #DCD6EC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCD6EC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 214, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(256, 37%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCD6EC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 214, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCD6EC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 214, 236, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DCD6EC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DCD6EC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E6ECD5:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DCD6EC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DCD6EC

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 #DCD6EC 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 #DCD6EC 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 #DCD6EC?

#DCD6EC is Pale Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 220, 214, 236). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCD6EC?

#DCD6EC is RGB 220, 214, 236 — HSL 256°, 37%, 88% — CMYK 7%, 9%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #DCD6EC?

Its complement is #E6ECD5; analogous partners are #D5DAEC and #E6D5EC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCD6EC for text?

Black text on #DCD6EC has a contrast ratio of 14.87:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.41:1.