Palettes / Colors / #DBCAEE
#DBCAEE — Pale Muted Purple
#DBCAEE is a purple color we call Pale Muted Purple, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the purple family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: thistle (#D8BFD8) — not an exact match. CSS thistle gives you #D8BFD8, a different color; use #DBCAEE 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.
#DBCAEE 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 #DDEEC9; it also sits naturally between #C9CAEE and #ECC9EE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DBCAEE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 219, 202, 238 |
| HSL | 268°, 51%, 86% |
| HSV | 268°, 15%, 93% |
| CMYK | 8%, 15%, 0%, 7% |
| XYZ | 65.77, 63.47, 89.67 |
| Yxy | 63.47, 0.3004, 0.2899 |
| CIE-Lab | 83.69, 12.54, -15.59 |
| Hunter Lab | 79.67, 12.37, -15.89 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 86% · Green 79% · Blue 93%
Cyan 8% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DBCAEE
.text { color: #DBCAEE; }
.background { background-color: #DBCAEE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DBCAEE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 202, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(268, 51%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DBCAEE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 202, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DBCAEE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 202, 238, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DBCAEE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DBCAEE">Div content here</div>
Shades of #DBCAEE
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #DDEEC9:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.53:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.69:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DBCAEE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DBCAEE
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 #DBCAEE: ·
How #DBCAEE 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 #DBCAEE 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 #DBCAEE?
#DBCAEE is Pale Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 219, 202, 238). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DBCAEE?
#DBCAEE is RGB 219, 202, 238 — HSL 268°, 51%, 86% — CMYK 8%, 15%, 0%, 7%.
What colors go with #DBCAEE?
Its complement is #DDEEC9; analogous partners are #C9CAEE and #ECC9EE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DBCAEE for text?
Black text on #DBCAEE has a contrast ratio of 13.69:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.53:1.