Palettes / Colors / #DDCBEE

#DDCBEE — Pale Muted Purple

#DDCBEE 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 #DDCBEE 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.

#DDCBEE 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 #DBEEC9; it also sits naturally between #CAC9EE and #EEC9ED. 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 80% · Blue 93%

Cyan 7% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DDCBEE

.text { color: #DDCBEE; }
.background { background-color: #DDCBEE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DDCBEE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(221, 203, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(271, 51%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DDCBEE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(221, 203, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DDCBEE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(221, 203, 238, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DDCBEE

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DBEEC9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DDCBEE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DDCBEE

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 #DDCBEE 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 #DDCBEE 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

← #DDCBED  ·  #DDCBEF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DDCBEE?

#DDCBEE is Pale Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 221, 203, 238). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DDCBEE?

#DDCBEE is RGB 221, 203, 238 — HSL 271°, 51%, 86% — CMYK 7%, 15%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #DDCBEE?

Its complement is #DBEEC9; analogous partners are #CAC9EE and #EEC9ED. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DDCBEE for text?

Black text on #DDCBEE has a contrast ratio of 13.85:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.52:1.