Palettes / Colors / #D3BDEC

#D3BDEC — Pale Purple

#D3BDEC is a purple color we call Pale Purple, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the purple family.

#D3BDEC 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 #D5EBBC; it also sits naturally between #BCBDEB and #EABCEB. 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 83% · Green 74% · Blue 93%

Cyan 11% · Magenta 20% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #D3BDEC

.text { color: #D3BDEC; }
.background { background-color: #D3BDEC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D3BDEC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(211, 189, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(268, 55%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D3BDEC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(211, 189, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D3BDEC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(211, 189, 236, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D3BDEC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D3BDEC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #D3BDEC

Tints of #D3BDEC

Tones of #D3BDEC

Color harmonies

Complementary — #D5EBBC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #D3BDEC: #000000.

How #D3BDEC 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 #D3BDEC 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

← #D3BDEB  ·  #D3BDED →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #D3BDEC?

#D3BDEC is Pale Purple, a purple color (RGB 211, 189, 236). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D3BDEC?

#D3BDEC is RGB 211, 189, 236 — HSL 268°, 55%, 83% — CMYK 11%, 20%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #D3BDEC?

Its complement is #D5EBBC; analogous partners are #BCBDEB and #EABCEB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D3BDEC for text?

Black text on #D3BDEC has a contrast ratio of 12.26:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.71:1.