Palettes / Colors / #E2DCE5

#E2DCE5 — Pale Dusty Purple

#E2DCE5 is a purple color we call Pale Dusty Purple, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the purple family.

#E2DCE5 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 #DFE5DC; it also sits naturally between #DDDCE5 and #E5DCE3. 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 89% · Green 86% · Blue 90%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 0% · Key 10%

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

Previews

CSS code for #E2DCE5

.text { color: #E2DCE5; }
.background { background-color: #E2DCE5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E2DCE5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(226, 220, 229); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(280, 15%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E2DCE5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(226, 220, 229, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E2DCE5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(226, 220, 229, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E2DCE5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E2DCE5">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E2DCE5

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DFE5DC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E2DCE5: #000000.

How #E2DCE5 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 #E2DCE5 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

← #E2DCE4  ·  #E2DCE6 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E2DCE5?

#E2DCE5 is Pale Dusty Purple, a purple color (RGB 226, 220, 229). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E2DCE5?

#E2DCE5 is RGB 226, 220, 229 — HSL 280°, 15%, 88% — CMYK 1%, 4%, 0%, 10%.

What colors go with #E2DCE5?

Its complement is #DFE5DC; analogous partners are #DDDCE5 and #E5DCE3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E2DCE5 for text?

Black text on #E2DCE5 has a contrast ratio of 15.60:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.35:1.