Palettes / Colors / #DDCEE4

#DDCEE4 — Pale Dusty Purple

#DDCEE4 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 #DDCEE4 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.

#DDCEE4 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 #D5E4CE; it also sits naturally between #D2CEE4 and #E4CEE0. 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 81% · Blue 89%

Cyan 3% · Magenta 10% · Yellow 0% · Key 11%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DDCEE4

.text { color: #DDCEE4; }
.background { background-color: #DDCEE4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DDCEE4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(221, 206, 228); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(281, 29%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DDCEE4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(221, 206, 228, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DDCEE4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(221, 206, 228, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DDCEE4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DDCEE4">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DDCEE4

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D5E4CE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DDCEE4: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DDCEE4

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 #DDCEE4 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 #DDCEE4 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

← #DDCEE3  ·  #DDCEE5 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DDCEE4?

#DDCEE4 is Pale Dusty Purple, a purple color (RGB 221, 206, 228). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DDCEE4?

#DDCEE4 is RGB 221, 206, 228 — HSL 281°, 29%, 85% — CMYK 3%, 10%, 0%, 11%.

What colors go with #DDCEE4?

Its complement is #D5E4CE; analogous partners are #D2CEE4 and #E4CEE0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DDCEE4 for text?

Black text on #DDCEE4 has a contrast ratio of 14.02:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.50:1.