Palettes / Colors / #D7BDFF

#D7BDFF — Pale Vivid Purple

#D7BDFF is a purple color we call Pale Vivid Purple, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the purple family.

#D7BDFF 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 #E4FFBD; it also sits naturally between #BDC3FF and #F8BDFF. 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 74% · Blue 100%

Cyan 16% · Magenta 26% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #D7BDFF

.text { color: #D7BDFF; }
.background { background-color: #D7BDFF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D7BDFF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(215, 189, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(264, 100%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D7BDFF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(215, 189, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D7BDFF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(215, 189, 255, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D7BDFF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D7BDFF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E4FFBD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #D7BDFF: #000000.

How #D7BDFF 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 #D7BDFF 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

← #D7BDFE  ·  #D7BE00 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #D7BDFF?

#D7BDFF is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 215, 189, 255). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D7BDFF?

#D7BDFF is RGB 215, 189, 255 — HSL 264°, 100%, 87% — CMYK 16%, 26%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #D7BDFF?

Its complement is #E4FFBD; analogous partners are #BDC3FF and #F8BDFF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D7BDFF for text?

Black text on #D7BDFF has a contrast ratio of 12.61:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.67:1.