Palettes / Colors / #DBB3EA

#DBB3EA — Light Purple

#DBB3EA is a purple color we call Light Purple, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the purple family.

#DBB3EA 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 #C2EAB3; it also sits naturally between #C0B3EA and #EAB3DD. 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 86% · Green 70% · Blue 92%

Cyan 6% · Magenta 24% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DBB3EA

.text { color: #DBB3EA; }
.background { background-color: #DBB3EA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DBB3EA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 179, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(284, 57%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DBB3EA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 179, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DBB3EA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 179, 234, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DBB3EA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DBB3EA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C2EAB3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DBB3EA: #000000.

How #DBB3EA 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 #DBB3EA 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

← #DBB3E9  ·  #DBB3EB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DBB3EA?

#DBB3EA is Light Purple, a purple color (RGB 219, 179, 234). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DBB3EA?

#DBB3EA is RGB 219, 179, 234 — HSL 284°, 57%, 81% — CMYK 6%, 24%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #DBB3EA?

Its complement is #C2EAB3; analogous partners are #C0B3EA and #EAB3DD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DBB3EA for text?

Black text on #DBB3EA has a contrast ratio of 11.65:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.80:1.