Palettes / Colors / #DAB8FA

#DAB8FA — Pale Vivid Purple

#DAB8FA is a purple color we call Pale Vivid Purple, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the purple family.

#DAB8FA 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 #D8FAB7; it also sits naturally between #B9B7FA and #FAB7F9. 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 85% · Green 72% · Blue 98%

Cyan 13% · Magenta 26% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DAB8FA

.text { color: #DAB8FA; }
.background { background-color: #DAB8FA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DAB8FA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 184, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(271, 87%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DAB8FA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 184, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DAB8FA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 184, 250, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DAB8FA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DAB8FA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D8FAB7:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DAB8FA: #000000.

How #DAB8FA 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 #DAB8FA 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

← #DAB8F9  ·  #DAB8FB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DAB8FA?

#DAB8FA is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 218, 184, 250). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DAB8FA?

#DAB8FA is RGB 218, 184, 250 — HSL 271°, 87%, 85% — CMYK 13%, 26%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #DAB8FA?

Its complement is #D8FAB7; analogous partners are #B9B7FA and #FAB7F9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DAB8FA for text?

Black text on #DAB8FA has a contrast ratio of 12.22:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.72:1.