Palettes / Colors / #DBBDFA

#DBBDFA — Pale Vivid Purple

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

#DBBDFA 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 #DBFABD; it also sits naturally between #BDBDFA and #FABDFA. 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 #DBBDFA

.text { color: #DBBDFA; }
.background { background-color: #DBBDFA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DBBDFA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 189, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(270, 86%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DBBDFA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 189, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DBBDFA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 189, 250, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DBBDFA

Tints of #DBBDFA

Tones of #DBBDFA

Color harmonies

Complementary — #DBFABD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DBBDFA: #000000.

How #DBBDFA 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 #DBBDFA 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

← #DBBDF9  ·  #DBBDFB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DBBDFA?

#DBBDFA is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 219, 189, 250). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DBBDFA?

#DBBDFA is RGB 219, 189, 250 — HSL 270°, 86%, 86% — CMYK 12%, 24%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #DBBDFA?

Its complement is #DBFABD; analogous partners are #BDBDFA and #FABDFA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DBBDFA for text?

Black text on #DBBDFA has a contrast ratio of 12.67:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.66:1.