Palettes / Colors / #DFDAE2

#DFDAE2 — Pale Dusty Purple

#DFDAE2 is a purple color we call Pale Dusty Purple, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the purple family.

#DFDAE2 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 #DDE2DA; it also sits naturally between #DBDAE2 and #E2DAE1. 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 89%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 0% · Key 11%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DFDAE2

.text { color: #DFDAE2; }
.background { background-color: #DFDAE2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFDAE2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 218, 226); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(278, 12%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFDAE2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 218, 226, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFDAE2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 218, 226, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFDAE2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFDAE2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DFDAE2

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Tones of #DFDAE2

Color harmonies

Complementary — #DDE2DA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DFDAE2: #000000.

How #DFDAE2 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 #DFDAE2 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

← #DFDAE1  ·  #DFDAE3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFDAE2?

#DFDAE2 is Pale Dusty Purple, a purple color (RGB 223, 218, 226). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFDAE2?

#DFDAE2 is RGB 223, 218, 226 — HSL 278°, 12%, 87% — CMYK 1%, 4%, 0%, 11%.

What colors go with #DFDAE2?

Its complement is #DDE2DA; analogous partners are #DBDAE2 and #E2DAE1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFDAE2 for text?

Black text on #DFDAE2 has a contrast ratio of 15.26:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.38:1.