Palettes / Colors / #DBBEFE

#DBBEFE — Pale Vivid Purple

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

#DBBEFE 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 #E1FEBE; it also sits naturally between #BEC1FE and #FBBEFE. 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 100%

Cyan 14% · Magenta 25% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DBBEFE

.text { color: #DBBEFE; }
.background { background-color: #DBBEFE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DBBEFE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 190, 254); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(267, 97%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DBBEFE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 190, 254, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DBBEFE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 190, 254, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DBBEFE

Tints of #DBBEFE

Tones of #DBBEFE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #E1FEBE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DBBEFE: #000000.

How #DBBEFE 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 #DBBEFE 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

← #DBBEFD  ·  #DBBEFF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DBBEFE?

#DBBEFE is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 219, 190, 254). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DBBEFE?

#DBBEFE is RGB 219, 190, 254 — HSL 267°, 97%, 87% — CMYK 14%, 25%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #DBBEFE?

Its complement is #E1FEBE; analogous partners are #BEC1FE and #FBBEFE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DBBEFE for text?

Black text on #DBBEFE has a contrast ratio of 12.81:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.64:1.