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#DECFF0 — Pale Muted Purple

#DECFF0 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 #DECFF0 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.

#DECFF0 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 #E2F0D0; it also sits naturally between #D0D2F0 and #EFD0F0. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DECFF0 · RGB 222, 207, 240

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Color values

HEX#DECFF0
RGB222, 207, 240
HSL267°, 52%, 88%
HSV267°, 14%, 94%
CMYK7%, 14%, 0%, 6%
XYZ68.17, 66.45, 91.67
Yxy66.45, 0.3012, 0.2936
CIE-Lab85.22, 11.24, -14.33
Hunter Lab81.51, 11.14, -14.59

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 81% · Blue 94%

Cyan 7% · Magenta 14% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DECFF0 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DECFF0 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DECFF0

.text { color: #DECFF0; }
.background { background-color: #DECFF0; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DECFF0; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 207, 240); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(267, 52%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DECFF0; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 207, 240, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DECFF0; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 207, 240, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DECFF0">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DECFF0">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DECFF0

#C9B1E7#B18FDC#9C70D2#844DC7#6F38B2#5C2F93#462370#331A51#1D0F2F#0A0510

Tints of #DECFF0

#E1D4F2#E4D8F3#E4D8F3#E7DCF4#EAE0F5#ECE4F6#EFE8F8#EFE8F8#F2ECF9#F4EFFA

Tones of #DECFF0

#DFD3EE#DFD5EC#DFD7EA#E0DAE7#E0DCE5#E0DEE3

Color harmonies

Complementary — #E2F0D0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.47:1 Fails
Against black text14.29:1 AAA

Best text color on #DECFF0: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DECFF0

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #DECFF0: ·

How #DECFF0 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #D8D7E8Deuteranopia · #D8D9E6Tritanopia · #DDE2E0

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind purple 500 · #A855F7

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DECFF0 rather than the exact color:

Radiant Ruby Whisper
#DCCEF3 · #A078DE · #501D9F · #231042
Misty Garden
#558C19 · #ACE777 · #8434DB · #DBCEF3
Honey Ruby Voyage
#7624B6 · #D58B2C · #4FDC9E · #E2CCEF
Golden Mosaic
#DBCBF1 · #B79ADF · #6B31B9 · #582998
Burning Ruby Twilight
#B6F0D9 · #B0CAEC · #E1D3EE · #F2D6E4
Smoky Voyage
#6229BD · #D67B42 · #2CCC69 · #D9D1EF

Similar colors

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

#DCCEF3#DBCEF3#E2CCEF#DBCBF1#E1D3EE#D9D1EF#E0CAF1#E1CCEC#DACAF1#E0C9EE#D9D3F4#DBD6F0

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DECFEF  ·  #DECFF1 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DECFF0?

#DECFF0 is Pale Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 222, 207, 240). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DECFF0?

#DECFF0 is RGB 222, 207, 240 — HSL 267°, 52%, 88% — CMYK 7%, 14%, 0%, 6%.

What colors go with #DECFF0?

Its complement is #E2F0D0; analogous partners are #D0D2F0 and #EFD0F0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DECFF0 for text?

Black text on #DECFF0 has a contrast ratio of 14.29:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.47:1.