Palettes / Colors / #DFDBE5

#DFDBE5 — Pale Dusty Purple

#DFDBE5 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 #DFDBE5 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.

#DFDBE5 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 #E1E5DC; it also sits naturally between #DCDCE5 and #E4DCE5. 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 86% · Blue 90%

Cyan 3% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 0% · Key 10%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DFDBE5

.text { color: #DFDBE5; }
.background { background-color: #DFDBE5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFDBE5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 219, 229); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(264, 16%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFDBE5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 219, 229, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFDBE5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 219, 229, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFDBE5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFDBE5">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DFDBE5

Tints of #DFDBE5

Tones of #DFDBE5

Color harmonies

Complementary — #E1E5DC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DFDBE5: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFDBE5

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 #DFDBE5 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 #DFDBE5 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

← #DFDBE4  ·  #DFDBE6 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFDBE5?

#DFDBE5 is Pale Dusty Purple, a purple color (RGB 223, 219, 229). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFDBE5?

#DFDBE5 is RGB 223, 219, 229 — HSL 264°, 16%, 88% — CMYK 3%, 4%, 0%, 10%.

What colors go with #DFDBE5?

Its complement is #E1E5DC; analogous partners are #DCDCE5 and #E4DCE5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFDBE5 for text?

Black text on #DFDBE5 has a contrast ratio of 15.40:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.36:1.