Palettes / Colors / #DDCEEE

#DDCEEE — Pale Muted Purple

#DDCEEE is a purple color we call Pale Muted Purple, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the purple family.

#DDCEEE 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 #DFEECE; it also sits naturally between #CECFEE and #EDCEEE. 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 93%

Cyan 7% · Magenta 13% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DDCEEE

.text { color: #DDCEEE; }
.background { background-color: #DDCEEE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DDCEEE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(221, 206, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(268, 48%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DDCEEE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(221, 206, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DDCEEE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(221, 206, 238, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DDCEEE

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DFEECE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DDCEEE: #000000.

How #DDCEEE 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 #DDCEEE 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

← #DDCEED  ·  #DDCEEF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DDCEEE?

#DDCEEE is Pale Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 221, 206, 238). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DDCEEE?

#DDCEEE is RGB 221, 206, 238 — HSL 268°, 48%, 87% — CMYK 7%, 13%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #DDCEEE?

Its complement is #DFEECE; analogous partners are #CECFEE and #EDCEEE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DDCEEE for text?

Black text on #DDCEEE has a contrast ratio of 14.14:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.49:1.