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#D7BFEF — Pale Purple

#D7BFEF is a purple color we call Pale 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 #D7BFEF 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.

#D7BFEF 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 #D6EFBE; it also sits naturally between #BEBEEF and #EFBEEF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#D7BFEF · RGB 215, 191, 239

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Color values

HEX#D7BFEF
RGB215, 191, 239
HSL270°, 60%, 84%
HSV270°, 20%, 94%
CMYK10%, 20%, 0%, 6%
XYZ62.24, 57.94, 89.56
Yxy57.94, 0.2967, 0.2762
CIE-Lab80.71, 17.34, -20.66
Hunter Lab76.12, 17.07, -21.42

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 84% · Green 75% · Blue 94%

Cyan 10% · Magenta 20% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%

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

Previews

Sample text in #D7BFEF on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #D7BFEF on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #D7BFEF

.text { color: #D7BFEF; }
.background { background-color: #D7BFEF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D7BFEF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(215, 191, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(270, 60%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D7BFEF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(215, 191, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D7BFEF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(215, 191, 239, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D7BFEF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D7BFEF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #D7BFEF

#C29DE7#AD7CDE#995CD6#853BCE#702DB4#5C2593#471D72#331452#1F0C31#0A0410

Tints of #D7BFEF

#D9C2F0#DBC6F1#E0CEF3#E3D2F4#E6D6F5#E8DAF6#EBDEF7#F0E7F9#F2EBFA#F5EFFB

Tones of #D7BFEF

#D6C1EB#D6C5E8#D6C8E4#D6CCE1#D6CFDD#D6D3DA

Color harmonies

Complementary — #D6EFBE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.67:1 Fails
Against black text12.59:1 AAA

Best text color on #D7BFEF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #D7BFEF

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #D7BFEF: ·

How #D7BFEF looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #CDCCE3Deuteranopia · #CED0E1Tritanopia · #D6DAD8

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind purple 500 · #A855F7

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #D7BFEF rather than the exact color:

Velvet Monsoon
#411987 · #D96B2C · #3ADB75 · #D6C1ED
Palette 0d7c66
#0D7C66 · #41B3A2 · #BDE8CA · #D7C3F1
Misty Ruby Cascade
#691698 · #DB9720 · #1FCF8E · #DCC1EF
Palette Faf3f0
#FAF3F0 · #D4E2D4 · #FFCACC · #DBC4F0
Hidden Ruby Orchard
#CEF3E2 · #AFE0EF · #C1C4EC · #DAB8F0
Golden Bloom
#5EB035 · #76CB52 · #8E38B9 · #D7C4E8

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#D6C1ED#D7C3F1#DCC1EF#DBC4F0#DAB8F0#D7C4E8#DBBEE5#D4BEE4#DACAF1#D7B3EF#DCBDE4#D0C9EE

Browse neighbouring colors

← #D7BFEE  ·  #D7BFF0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #D7BFEF?

#D7BFEF is Pale Purple, a purple color (RGB 215, 191, 239). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D7BFEF?

#D7BFEF is RGB 215, 191, 239 — HSL 270°, 60%, 84% — CMYK 10%, 20%, 0%, 6%.

What colors go with #D7BFEF?

Its complement is #D6EFBE; analogous partners are #BEBEEF and #EFBEEF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D7BFEF for text?

Black text on #D7BFEF has a contrast ratio of 12.59:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.67:1.