Palettes / Colors / #DFDAEC

#DFDAEC — Pale Muted Purple

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

#DFDAEC 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 #E7ECDA; it also sits naturally between #DADEEC and #E8DAEC. 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 93%

Cyan 6% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DFDAEC

.text { color: #DFDAEC; }
.background { background-color: #DFDAEC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFDAEC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 218, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(257, 32%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFDAEC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 218, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFDAEC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 218, 236, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DFDAEC

Tints of #DFDAEC

Tones of #DFDAEC

Color harmonies

Complementary — #E7ECDA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DFDAEC: #000000.

How #DFDAEC 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 #DFDAEC 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

← #DFDAEB  ·  #DFDAED →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFDAEC?

#DFDAEC is Pale Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 223, 218, 236). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFDAEC?

#DFDAEC is RGB 223, 218, 236 — HSL 257°, 32%, 89% — CMYK 6%, 8%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #DFDAEC?

Its complement is #E7ECDA; analogous partners are #DADEEC and #E8DAEC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFDAEC for text?

Black text on #DFDAEC has a contrast ratio of 15.38:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.37:1.