Palettes / Colors / #DABEFD
#DABEFD — Pale Vivid Purple
#DABEFD 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 #DABEFD 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.
#DABEFD 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 #E1FDBF; it also sits naturally between #BFC2FD and #FABFFD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DABEFD |
|---|---|
| RGB | 218, 190, 253 |
| HSL | 267°, 94%, 87% |
| HSV | 267°, 25%, 99% |
| CMYK | 14%, 25%, 0%, 1% |
| XYZ | 65.06, 58.82, 100.85 |
| Yxy | 58.82, 0.2895, 0.2617 |
| CIE-Lab | 81.19, 21.70, -27.38 |
| Hunter Lab | 76.70, 21.62, -29.55 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 85% · Green 75% · Blue 99%
Cyan 14% · Magenta 25% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DABEFD
.text { color: #DABEFD; }
.background { background-color: #DABEFD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DABEFD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 190, 253); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(267, 94%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DABEFD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 190, 253, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DABEFD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 190, 253, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DABEFD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DABEFD">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #E1FDBF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.65:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 12.76:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DABEFD: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DABEFD
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 #DABEFD: ·
How #DABEFD 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 #DABEFD 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 #DABEFD?
#DABEFD is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 218, 190, 253). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DABEFD?
#DABEFD is RGB 218, 190, 253 — HSL 267°, 94%, 87% — CMYK 14%, 25%, 0%, 1%.
What colors go with #DABEFD?
Its complement is #E1FDBF; analogous partners are #BFC2FD and #FABFFD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DABEFD for text?
Black text on #DABEFD has a contrast ratio of 12.76:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.65:1.