Palettes / Colors / #DBCAEF
#DBCAEF — Pale Muted Purple
#DBCAEF 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 #DBCAEF 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.
#DBCAEF 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 #DDEFC8; it also sits naturally between #C8C9EF and #EDC8EF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DBCAEF |
|---|---|
| RGB | 219, 202, 239 |
| HSL | 268°, 54%, 86% |
| HSV | 268°, 15%, 94% |
| CMYK | 8%, 15%, 0%, 6% |
| XYZ | 65.91, 63.53, 90.45 |
| Yxy | 63.53, 0.2997, 0.2889 |
| CIE-Lab | 83.72, 12.73, -16.08 |
| Hunter Lab | 79.71, 12.58, -16.43 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 86% · Green 79% · Blue 94%
Cyan 8% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DBCAEF
.text { color: #DBCAEF; }
.background { background-color: #DBCAEF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DBCAEF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 202, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(268, 54%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DBCAEF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 202, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DBCAEF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 202, 239, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DBCAEF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DBCAEF">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #DDEFC8:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.53:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.71:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DBCAEF: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DBCAEF
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 #DBCAEF: ·
How #DBCAEF 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 #DBCAEF 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 #DBCAEF?
#DBCAEF is Pale Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 219, 202, 239). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DBCAEF?
#DBCAEF is RGB 219, 202, 239 — HSL 268°, 54%, 86% — CMYK 8%, 15%, 0%, 6%.
What colors go with #DBCAEF?
Its complement is #DDEFC8; analogous partners are #C8C9EF and #EDC8EF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DBCAEF for text?
Black text on #DBCAEF has a contrast ratio of 13.71:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.53:1.