Palettes / Colors / #DFCDF0

#DFCDF0 — Pale Muted Purple

#DFCDF0 is a purple color we call Pale Muted Purple, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the purple family.

#DFCDF0 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 #DDF0CC; it also sits naturally between #CDCCF0 and #F0CCEF. 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 94%

Cyan 7% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DFCDF0

.text { color: #DFCDF0; }
.background { background-color: #DFCDF0; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFCDF0; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 205, 240); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(271, 54%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFCDF0; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 205, 240, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFCDF0; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 205, 240, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFCDF0">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFCDF0">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DFCDF0

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Tones of #DFCDF0

Color harmonies

Complementary — #DDF0CC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DFCDF0: #000000.

How #DFCDF0 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 #DFCDF0 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

← #DFCDEF  ·  #DFCDF1 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFCDF0?

#DFCDF0 is Pale Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 223, 205, 240). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFCDF0?

#DFCDF0 is RGB 223, 205, 240 — HSL 271°, 54%, 87% — CMYK 7%, 15%, 0%, 6%.

What colors go with #DFCDF0?

Its complement is #DDF0CC; analogous partners are #CDCCF0 and #F0CCEF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFCDF0 for text?

Black text on #DFCDF0 has a contrast ratio of 14.13:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.49:1.