Palettes / Colors / #DABBEC
#DABBEC — Pale Purple
#DABBEC is a purple color we call Pale Purple, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the purple family.
#DABBEC 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 #CDECBB; it also sits naturally between #C2BBEC and #ECBBE5. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DABBEC |
|---|---|
| RGB | 218, 187, 236 |
| HSL | 278°, 56%, 83% |
| HSV | 278°, 21%, 93% |
| CMYK | 8%, 21%, 0%, 7% |
| XYZ | 61.82, 56.50, 87.00 |
| Yxy | 56.50, 0.3011, 0.2752 |
| CIE-Lab | 79.90, 19.86, -20.25 |
| Hunter Lab | 75.17, 19.59, -20.87 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 85% · Green 73% · Blue 93%
Cyan 8% · Magenta 21% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DABBEC
.text { color: #DABBEC; }
.background { background-color: #DABBEC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DABBEC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 187, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(278, 56%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DABBEC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 187, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DABBEC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 187, 236, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DABBEC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DABBEC">Div content here</div>
Shades of #DABBEC
Tints of #DABBEC
Tones of #DABBEC
Color harmonies
Complementary — #CDECBB:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.71:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 12.30:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DABBEC: #000000.
How #DABBEC 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 #DABBEC 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 #DABBEC?
#DABBEC is Pale Purple, a purple color (RGB 218, 187, 236). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DABBEC?
#DABBEC is RGB 218, 187, 236 — HSL 278°, 56%, 83% — CMYK 8%, 21%, 0%, 7%.
What colors go with #DABBEC?
Its complement is #CDECBB; analogous partners are #C2BBEC and #ECBBE5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DABBEC for text?
Black text on #DABBEC has a contrast ratio of 12.30:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.71:1.