Palettes / Colors / #D7BBFA
#D7BBFA — Pale Vivid Purple
#D7BBFA 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 #D7BBFA 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.
#D7BBFA 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 #DEFABD; it also sits naturally between #BDC0FA and #F7BDFA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #D7BBFA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 215, 187, 250 |
| HSL | 267°, 86%, 86% |
| HSV | 267°, 25%, 98% |
| CMYK | 14%, 25%, 0%, 2% |
| XYZ | 63.05, 56.89, 98.10 |
| Yxy | 56.89, 0.2892, 0.2609 |
| CIE-Lab | 80.12, 21.77, -27.45 |
| Hunter Lab | 75.43, 21.58, -29.51 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 84% · Green 73% · Blue 98%
Cyan 14% · Magenta 25% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #D7BBFA
.text { color: #D7BBFA; }
.background { background-color: #D7BBFA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D7BBFA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(215, 187, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(267, 86%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D7BBFA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(215, 187, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D7BBFA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(215, 187, 250, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#D7BBFA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D7BBFA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #DEFABD:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.70:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 12.38:1 AAA |
Best text color on #D7BBFA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #D7BBFA
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #D7BBFA: ·
How #D7BBFA 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 #D7BBFA rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #D7BBFA?
#D7BBFA is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 215, 187, 250). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.
What is the RGB and HSL of #D7BBFA?
#D7BBFA is RGB 215, 187, 250 — HSL 267°, 86%, 86% — CMYK 14%, 25%, 0%, 2%.
What colors go with #D7BBFA?
Its complement is #DEFABD; analogous partners are #BDC0FA and #F7BDFA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #D7BBFA for text?
Black text on #D7BBFA has a contrast ratio of 12.38:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.70:1.