Palettes / Colors / #DBC8FA
#DBC8FA — Pale Vivid Purple
#DBC8FA is a purple color we call Pale Vivid Purple, closest to the named color Lavender (#E6E6FA). It belongs to the purple family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: lavender (#E6E6FA) — not an exact match. CSS lavender gives you #E6E6FA, a different color; use #DBC8FA when you need this exact shade.
Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.
#DBC8FA 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 #E6FAC7; it also sits naturally between #C7CDFA and #F4C7FA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DBC8FA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 219, 200, 250 |
| HSL | 263°, 83%, 88% |
| HSV | 263°, 20%, 98% |
| CMYK | 12%, 20%, 0%, 2% |
| XYZ | 67.12, 63.27, 99.12 |
| Yxy | 63.27, 0.2925, 0.2757 |
| CIE-Lab | 83.58, 16.02, -22.13 |
| Hunter Lab | 79.54, 15.93, -23.40 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 86% · Green 78% · Blue 98%
Cyan 12% · Magenta 20% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DBC8FA
.text { color: #DBC8FA; }
.background { background-color: #DBC8FA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DBC8FA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 200, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(263, 83%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DBC8FA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 200, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DBC8FA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 200, 250, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DBC8FA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DBC8FA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #E6FAC7:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.54:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.65:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DBC8FA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DBC8FA
Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #DBC8FA: ·
How #DBC8FA 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 #DBC8FA rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #DBC8FA?
#DBC8FA is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 219, 200, 250). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DBC8FA?
#DBC8FA is RGB 219, 200, 250 — HSL 263°, 83%, 88% — CMYK 12%, 20%, 0%, 2%.
What colors go with #DBC8FA?
Its complement is #E6FAC7; analogous partners are #C7CDFA and #F4C7FA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DBC8FA for text?
Black text on #DBC8FA has a contrast ratio of 13.65:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.54:1.