Palettes / Colors / #D7BBED

#D7BBED — Pale Purple

#D7BBED is a purple color we call Pale Purple, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the purple family.

#D7BBED 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 #D0EDBB; it also sits naturally between #BEBBED and #EDBBE9. 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 84% · Green 73% · Blue 93%

Cyan 9% · Magenta 21% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #D7BBED

.text { color: #D7BBED; }
.background { background-color: #D7BBED; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D7BBED; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(215, 187, 237); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(274, 58%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D7BBED; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(215, 187, 237, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D7BBED; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(215, 187, 237, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D7BBED">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D7BBED">Div content here</div>

Shades of #D7BBED

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D0EDBB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #D7BBED: #000000.

How #D7BBED 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 #D7BBED 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

← #D7BBEC  ·  #D7BBEE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #D7BBED?

#D7BBED is Pale Purple, a purple color (RGB 215, 187, 237). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D7BBED?

#D7BBED is RGB 215, 187, 237 — HSL 274°, 58%, 83% — CMYK 9%, 21%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #D7BBED?

Its complement is #D0EDBB; analogous partners are #BEBBED and #EDBBE9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D7BBED for text?

Black text on #D7BBED has a contrast ratio of 12.22:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.72:1.