Palettes / Colors / #DDCFE3

#DDCFE3 — Pale Dusty Purple

#DDCFE3 is a purple color we call Pale Dusty Purple, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the purple family.

#DDCFE3 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 #D5E3CF; it also sits naturally between #D3CFE3 and #E3CFDF. 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 9% · Yellow 0% · Key 11%

Previews

CSS code for #DDCFE3

.text { color: #DDCFE3; }
.background { background-color: #DDCFE3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DDCFE3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(221, 207, 227); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(282, 26%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DDCFE3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(221, 207, 227, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DDCFE3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(221, 207, 227, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DDCFE3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DDCFE3">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DDCFE3

Tints of #DDCFE3

Tones of #DDCFE3

Color harmonies

Complementary — #D5E3CF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DDCFE3: #000000.

How #DDCFE3 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 #DDCFE3 or a close neighbour

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DDCFE2  ·  #DDCFE4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DDCFE3?

#DDCFE3 is Pale Dusty Purple, a purple color (RGB 221, 207, 227). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DDCFE3?

#DDCFE3 is RGB 221, 207, 227 — HSL 282°, 26%, 85% — CMYK 3%, 9%, 0%, 11%.

What colors go with #DDCFE3?

Its complement is #D5E3CF; analogous partners are #D3CFE3 and #E3CFDF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DDCFE3 for text?

Black text on #DDCFE3 has a contrast ratio of 14.11:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.49:1.