Palettes / Colors / #D0BBFA

#D0BBFA — Pale Vivid Purple

#D0BBFA is a purple color we call Pale Vivid Purple, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: thistle (#D8BFD8) — not an exact match. CSS thistle gives you #D8BFD8, a different color; use #D0BBFA 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.

#D0BBFA 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 #E6FABD; it also sits naturally between #BDC7FA and #F0BDFA. 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 82% · Green 73% · Blue 98%

Cyan 17% · Magenta 25% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #D0BBFA

.text { color: #D0BBFA; }
.background { background-color: #D0BBFA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D0BBFA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(208, 187, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(260, 86%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D0BBFA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(208, 187, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D0BBFA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(208, 187, 250, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D0BBFA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D0BBFA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E6FABD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #D0BBFA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #D0BBFA

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 #D0BBFA 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 #D0BBFA 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #D0BBFA?

#D0BBFA is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 208, 187, 250). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D0BBFA?

#D0BBFA is RGB 208, 187, 250 — HSL 260°, 86%, 86% — CMYK 17%, 25%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #D0BBFA?

Its complement is #E6FABD; analogous partners are #BDC7FA and #F0BDFA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D0BBFA for text?

Black text on #D0BBFA has a contrast ratio of 12.17:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.73:1.