Palettes / Colors / #DBBEE7

#DBBEE7 — Pale Muted Purple

#DBBEE7 is a purple color we call Pale Muted Purple, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the purple family.

#DBBEE7 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 #CCE8C0; it also sits naturally between #C8C0E8 and #E8C0E0. 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 91%

Cyan 5% · Magenta 18% · Yellow 0% · Key 9%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DBBEE7

.text { color: #DBBEE7; }
.background { background-color: #DBBEE7; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DBBEE7; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 190, 231); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(282, 46%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DBBEE7; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 190, 231, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DBBEE7; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 190, 231, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DBBEE7">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DBBEE7">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CCE8C0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DBBEE7: #000000.

How #DBBEE7 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 #DBBEE7 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

← #DBBEE6  ·  #DBBEE8 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DBBEE7?

#DBBEE7 is Pale Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 219, 190, 231). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DBBEE7?

#DBBEE7 is RGB 219, 190, 231 — HSL 282°, 46%, 83% — CMYK 5%, 18%, 0%, 9%.

What colors go with #DBBEE7?

Its complement is #CCE8C0; analogous partners are #C8C0E8 and #E8C0E0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DBBEE7 for text?

Black text on #DBBEE7 has a contrast ratio of 12.53:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.68:1.