Palettes / Colors / #DACBE2

#DACBE2 — Pale Dusty Purple

#DACBE2 is a purple color we call Pale Dusty Purple, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the purple family.

#DACBE2 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 #D3E2CB; it also sits naturally between #CECBE2 and #E2CBDE. 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 80% · Blue 89%

Cyan 4% · Magenta 10% · Yellow 0% · Key 11%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DACBE2

.text { color: #DACBE2; }
.background { background-color: #DACBE2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DACBE2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 203, 226); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(279, 28%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DACBE2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 203, 226, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DACBE2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 203, 226, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DACBE2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DACBE2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DACBE2

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Tones of #DACBE2

Color harmonies

Complementary — #D3E2CB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DACBE2: #000000.

How #DACBE2 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 #DACBE2 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

← #DACBE1  ·  #DACBE3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DACBE2?

#DACBE2 is Pale Dusty Purple, a purple color (RGB 218, 203, 226). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DACBE2?

#DACBE2 is RGB 218, 203, 226 — HSL 279°, 28%, 84% — CMYK 4%, 10%, 0%, 11%.

What colors go with #DACBE2?

Its complement is #D3E2CB; analogous partners are #CECBE2 and #E2CBDE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DACBE2 for text?

Black text on #DACBE2 has a contrast ratio of 13.62:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.54:1.