Palettes / Colors / #DFD7E1

#DFD7E1 — Pale Dusty Purple

#DFD7E1 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 #DFD7E1 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.

#DFD7E1 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 #D8E0D6; it also sits naturally between #D9D6E0 and #E0D6DD. 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 84% · Blue 88%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 0% · Key 12%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DFD7E1

.text { color: #DFD7E1; }
.background { background-color: #DFD7E1; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFD7E1; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 215, 225); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(288, 14%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFD7E1; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 215, 225, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFD7E1; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 215, 225, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFD7E1">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFD7E1">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D8E0D6:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DFD7E1: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFD7E1

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 #DFD7E1 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 #DFD7E1 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFD7E1?

#DFD7E1 is Pale Dusty Purple, a purple color (RGB 223, 215, 225). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFD7E1?

#DFD7E1 is RGB 223, 215, 225 — HSL 288°, 14%, 86% — CMYK 1%, 4%, 0%, 12%.

What colors go with #DFD7E1?

Its complement is #D8E0D6; analogous partners are #D9D6E0 and #E0D6DD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFD7E1 for text?

Black text on #DFD7E1 has a contrast ratio of 14.95:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.41:1.