Palettes / Colors / #D2BDFF

#D2BDFF — Pale Vivid Purple

#D2BDFF is a purple color we call Pale Vivid Purple, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the purple family.

#D2BDFF 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 #EAFFBD; it also sits naturally between #BDC9FF and #F3BDFF. 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 74% · Blue 100%

Cyan 18% · Magenta 26% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #D2BDFF

.text { color: #D2BDFF; }
.background { background-color: #D2BDFF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D2BDFF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(210, 189, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(259, 100%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D2BDFF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(210, 189, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D2BDFF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(210, 189, 255, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D2BDFF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D2BDFF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #D2BDFF

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EAFFBD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #D2BDFF: #000000.

How #D2BDFF 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 #D2BDFF 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

← #D2BDFE  ·  #D2BE00 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #D2BDFF?

#D2BDFF is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 210, 189, 255). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D2BDFF?

#D2BDFF is RGB 210, 189, 255 — HSL 259°, 100%, 87% — CMYK 18%, 26%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #D2BDFF?

Its complement is #EAFFBD; analogous partners are #BDC9FF and #F3BDFF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D2BDFF for text?

Black text on #D2BDFF has a contrast ratio of 12.46:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.68:1.