Palettes / Colors / #DDCAE2

#DDCAE2 — Pale Dusty Purple

#DDCAE2 is a purple color we call Pale Dusty Purple, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the purple family.

#DDCAE2 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 #CFE2CA; it also sits naturally between #D1CAE2 and #E2CADB. 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 87% · Green 79% · Blue 89%

Cyan 2% · Magenta 11% · Yellow 0% · Key 11%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DDCAE2

.text { color: #DDCAE2; }
.background { background-color: #DDCAE2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DDCAE2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(221, 202, 226); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(288, 29%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DDCAE2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(221, 202, 226, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DDCAE2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(221, 202, 226, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DDCAE2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DDCAE2">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CFE2CA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DDCAE2: #000000.

How #DDCAE2 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 #DDCAE2 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

← #DDCAE1  ·  #DDCAE3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DDCAE2?

#DDCAE2 is Pale Dusty Purple, a purple color (RGB 221, 202, 226). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DDCAE2?

#DDCAE2 is RGB 221, 202, 226 — HSL 288°, 29%, 84% — CMYK 2%, 11%, 0%, 11%.

What colors go with #DDCAE2?

Its complement is #CFE2CA; analogous partners are #D1CAE2 and #E2CADB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DDCAE2 for text?

Black text on #DDCAE2 has a contrast ratio of 13.62:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.54:1.