Palettes / Colors / #DABFFE
#DABFFE — Pale Vivid Purple
#DABFFE 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 #DABFFE 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.
#DABFFE 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 #E2FEBE; it also sits naturally between #BEC2FE and #FABEFE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DABFFE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 218, 191, 254 |
| HSL | 266°, 97%, 87% |
| HSV | 266°, 25%, 100% |
| CMYK | 14%, 25%, 0%, 0% |
| XYZ | 65.43, 59.32, 101.77 |
| Yxy | 59.32, 0.2889, 0.2619 |
| CIE-Lab | 81.47, 21.37, -27.50 |
| Hunter Lab | 77.02, 21.30, -29.72 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 85% · Green 75% · Blue 100%
Cyan 14% · Magenta 25% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DABFFE
.text { color: #DABFFE; }
.background { background-color: #DABFFE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DABFFE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 191, 254); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(266, 97%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DABFFE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 191, 254, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DABFFE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 191, 254, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DABFFE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DABFFE">Div content here</div>
Shades of #DABFFE
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #E2FEBE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.63:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 12.86:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DABFFE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DABFFE
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 #DABFFE: ·
How #DABFFE 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 #DABFFE 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 #DABFFE?
#DABFFE is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 218, 191, 254). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DABFFE?
#DABFFE is RGB 218, 191, 254 — HSL 266°, 97%, 87% — CMYK 14%, 25%, 0%, 0%.
What colors go with #DABFFE?
Its complement is #E2FEBE; analogous partners are #BEC2FE and #FABEFE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DABFFE for text?
Black text on #DABFFE has a contrast ratio of 12.86:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.63:1.