Palettes / Colors / #DFCDEC

#DFCDEC — Pale Muted Purple

#DFCDEC 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 #DFCDEC 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.

#DFCDEC 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 #D9EBCB; it also sits naturally between #CECBEB and #EBCBE9. 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 80% · Blue 93%

Cyan 6% · Magenta 13% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DFCDEC

.text { color: #DFCDEC; }
.background { background-color: #DFCDEC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFCDEC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 205, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(275, 45%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFCDEC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 205, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFCDEC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 205, 236, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DFCDEC

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D9EBCB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DFCDEC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFCDEC

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 #DFCDEC 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 #DFCDEC 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

← #DFCDEB  ·  #DFCDED →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFCDEC?

#DFCDEC is Pale Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 223, 205, 236). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFCDEC?

#DFCDEC is RGB 223, 205, 236 — HSL 275°, 45%, 86% — CMYK 6%, 13%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #DFCDEC?

Its complement is #D9EBCB; analogous partners are #CECBEB and #EBCBE9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFCDEC for text?

Black text on #DFCDEC has a contrast ratio of 14.08:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.49:1.