Palettes / Colors / #DFD8E5

#DFD8E5 — Pale Dusty Purple

#DFD8E5 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 #DFD8E5 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.

#DFD8E5 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 #DDE4D7; it also sits naturally between #D8D7E4 and #E4D7E4. 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 85% · Blue 90%

Cyan 3% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 0% · Key 10%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DFD8E5

.text { color: #DFD8E5; }
.background { background-color: #DFD8E5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFD8E5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 216, 229); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(272, 20%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFD8E5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 216, 229, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFD8E5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 216, 229, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFD8E5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFD8E5">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DDE4D7:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DFD8E5: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFD8E5

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 #DFD8E5 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 #DFD8E5 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

← #DFD8E4  ·  #DFD8E6 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFD8E5?

#DFD8E5 is Pale Dusty Purple, a purple color (RGB 223, 216, 229). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFD8E5?

#DFD8E5 is RGB 223, 216, 229 — HSL 272°, 20%, 87% — CMYK 3%, 6%, 0%, 10%.

What colors go with #DFD8E5?

Its complement is #DDE4D7; analogous partners are #D8D7E4 and #E4D7E4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFD8E5 for text?

Black text on #DFD8E5 has a contrast ratio of 15.09:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.39:1.