Palettes / Colors / #DBCBDE

#DBCBDE — Pale Dusty Pink

#DBCBDE is a pink color we call Pale Dusty Pink, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: thistle (#D8BFD8) — not an exact match. CSS thistle gives you #D8BFD8, a different color; use #DBCBDE 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.

#DBCBDE is a cool pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #CDDDCA; it also sits naturally between #D1CADD and #DDCAD7. 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 80% · Blue 87%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 9% · Yellow 0% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DBCBDE

.text { color: #DBCBDE; }
.background { background-color: #DBCBDE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DBCBDE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 203, 222); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(291, 22%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DBCBDE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 203, 222, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DBCBDE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 203, 222, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DBCBDE

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CDDDCA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DBCBDE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DBCBDE

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:

How #DBCBDE 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 #DBCBDE 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

← #DBCBDD  ·  #DBCBDF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DBCBDE?

#DBCBDE is Pale Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 219, 203, 222). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DBCBDE?

#DBCBDE is RGB 219, 203, 222 — HSL 291°, 22%, 83% — CMYK 1%, 9%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #DBCBDE?

Its complement is #CDDDCA; analogous partners are #D1CADD and #DDCAD7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DBCBDE for text?

Black text on #DBCBDE has a contrast ratio of 13.61:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.54:1.