Palettes / Colors / #DEDCE4

#DEDCE4 — Pale Dusty Purple

#DEDCE4 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 #DEDCE4 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.

#DEDCE4 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 #E2E4DC; it also sits naturally between #DCDEE4 and #E2DCE4. 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 86% · Blue 89%

Cyan 3% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 0% · Key 11%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DEDCE4

.text { color: #DEDCE4; }
.background { background-color: #DEDCE4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DEDCE4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 220, 228); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(255, 13%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DEDCE4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 220, 228, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DEDCE4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 220, 228, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DEDCE4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DEDCE4">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E2E4DC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DEDCE4: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DEDCE4

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 #DEDCE4 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 #DEDCE4 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

← #DEDCE3  ·  #DEDCE5 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DEDCE4?

#DEDCE4 is Pale Dusty Purple, a purple color (RGB 222, 220, 228). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DEDCE4?

#DEDCE4 is RGB 222, 220, 228 — HSL 255°, 13%, 88% — CMYK 3%, 4%, 0%, 11%.

What colors go with #DEDCE4?

Its complement is #E2E4DC; analogous partners are #DCDEE4 and #E2DCE4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DEDCE4 for text?

Black text on #DEDCE4 has a contrast ratio of 15.46:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.36:1.