Palettes / Colors / #DEC9EE

#DEC9EE — Pale Muted Purple

#DEC9EE is a purple color we call Pale Muted Purple, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: thistle (#D8BFD8) — not an exact match. CSS thistle gives you #D8BFD8, a different color; use #DEC9EE 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.

#DEC9EE 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 #D9EEC9; it also sits naturally between #CBC9EE and #EEC9EB. 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 93%

Cyan 7% · Magenta 16% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DEC9EE

.text { color: #DEC9EE; }
.background { background-color: #DEC9EE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DEC9EE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 201, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(274, 52%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DEC9EE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 201, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DEC9EE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 201, 238, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DEC9EE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DEC9EE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D9EEC9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DEC9EE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DEC9EE

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 #DEC9EE 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 #DEC9EE 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

← #DEC9ED  ·  #DEC9EF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DEC9EE?

#DEC9EE is Pale Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 222, 201, 238). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DEC9EE?

#DEC9EE is RGB 222, 201, 238 — HSL 274°, 52%, 86% — CMYK 7%, 16%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #DEC9EE?

Its complement is #D9EEC9; analogous partners are #CBC9EE and #EEC9EB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DEC9EE for text?

Black text on #DEC9EE has a contrast ratio of 13.70:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.53:1.