Palettes / Colors / #DBBDF9

#DBBDF9 — Pale Vivid Purple

#DBBDF9 is a purple color we call Pale Vivid Purple, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the purple family.

#DBBDF9 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 #DBF9BE; it also sits naturally between #BEBEF9 and #F9BEF9. 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 74% · Blue 98%

Cyan 12% · Magenta 24% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DBBDF9

.text { color: #DBBDF9; }
.background { background-color: #DBBDF9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DBBDF9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 189, 249); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(270, 83%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DBBDF9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 189, 249, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DBBDF9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 189, 249, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DBBDF9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DBBDF9">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DBF9BE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DBBDF9: #000000.

How #DBBDF9 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 #DBBDF9 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

← #DBBDF8  ·  #DBBDFA →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DBBDF9?

#DBBDF9 is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 219, 189, 249). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DBBDF9?

#DBBDF9 is RGB 219, 189, 249 — HSL 270°, 83%, 86% — CMYK 12%, 24%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #DBBDF9?

Its complement is #DBF9BE; analogous partners are #BEBEF9 and #F9BEF9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DBBDF9 for text?

Black text on #DBBDF9 has a contrast ratio of 12.66:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.66:1.