Palettes / Colors / #DBCBEF

#DBCBEF — Pale Muted Purple

#DBCBEF is a purple color we call Pale Muted Purple, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: gainsboro (#DCDCDC) — not an exact match. CSS gainsboro gives you #DCDCDC, a different color; use #DBCBEF 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.

#DBCBEF 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 #E0EFCC; it also sits naturally between #CCCEEF and #EECCEF. 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 94%

Cyan 8% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DBCBEF

.text { color: #DBCBEF; }
.background { background-color: #DBCBEF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DBCBEF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 203, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(267, 53%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DBCBEF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 203, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DBCBEF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 203, 239, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E0EFCC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DBCBEF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DBCBEF

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 #DBCBEF 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 #DBCBEF 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

← #DBCBEE  ·  #DBCBF0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DBCBEF?

#DBCBEF is Pale Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 219, 203, 239). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DBCBEF?

#DBCBEF is RGB 219, 203, 239 — HSL 267°, 53%, 87% — CMYK 8%, 15%, 0%, 6%.

What colors go with #DBCBEF?

Its complement is #E0EFCC; analogous partners are #CCCEEF and #EECCEF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DBCBEF for text?

Black text on #DBCBEF has a contrast ratio of 13.80:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.52:1.