Palettes / Colors / #DBBEE6

#DBBEE6 — Pale Muted Purple

#DBBEE6 is a purple color we call Pale Muted Purple, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the purple family.

#DBBEE6 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 #C8E5BD; it also sits naturally between #C6BDE5 and #E5BDDC. 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 75% · Blue 90%

Cyan 5% · Magenta 17% · Yellow 0% · Key 10%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DBBEE6

.text { color: #DBBEE6; }
.background { background-color: #DBBEE6; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DBBEE6; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 190, 230); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(284, 44%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DBBEE6; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 190, 230, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DBBEE6; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 190, 230, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DBBEE6">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DBBEE6">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C8E5BD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DBBEE6: #000000.

How #DBBEE6 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 #DBBEE6 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

← #DBBEE5  ·  #DBBEE7 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DBBEE6?

#DBBEE6 is Pale Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 219, 190, 230). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DBBEE6?

#DBBEE6 is RGB 219, 190, 230 — HSL 284°, 44%, 82% — CMYK 5%, 17%, 0%, 10%.

What colors go with #DBBEE6?

Its complement is #C8E5BD; analogous partners are #C6BDE5 and #E5BDDC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DBBEE6 for text?

Black text on #DBBEE6 has a contrast ratio of 12.52:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.68:1.