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#DBCCFC — Pale Vivid Purple

#DBCCFC 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 #DBCCFC 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.

#DBCCFC 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 #ECFCCA; it also sits naturally between #CAD3FC and #F3CAFC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DBCCFC · RGB 219, 204, 252

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Color values

HEX#DBCCFC
RGB219, 204, 252
HSL259°, 89%, 89%
HSV259°, 19%, 99%
CMYK13%, 19%, 0%, 1%
XYZ68.38, 65.27, 101.09
Yxy65.27, 0.2913, 0.2781
CIE-Lab84.62, 14.29, -21.62
Hunter Lab80.79, 14.22, -22.88

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 86% · Green 80% · Blue 99%

Cyan 13% · Magenta 19% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DBCCFC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DBCCFC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DBCCFC

.text { color: #DBCCFC; }
.background { background-color: #DBCCFC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DBCCFC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 204, 252); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(259, 89%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DBCCFC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 204, 252, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DBCCFC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 204, 252, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DBCCFC

#BFA3FA#A078F7#8551F5#6726F2#510DE3#410BB7#340891#240665#16043F#070113

Tints of #DBCCFC

#DDCFFC#DDCFFC#E1D4FC#E4D8FD#E7DDFD#E7DDFD#EBE2FD#EEE7FE#EEE7FE#F1ECFE

Tones of #DBCCFC

#DBCEF8#DCD1F5#DED5F1#DFD8EE#E0DCEA#E2DFE7

Color harmonies

Complementary — #ECFCCA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.49:1 Fails
Against black text14.05:1 AAA

Best text color on #DBCCFC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DBCCFC

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #DBCCFC: ·

How #DBCCFC looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #D5D4F0Deuteranopia · #D5D6EETritanopia · #DAE7E5

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind purple 500 · #A855F7

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DBCCFC rather than the exact color:

Palette Fff3da
#FFF3DA · #DFCCFB · #D0BFFF · #BEADFA
Palette Beadfa
#BEADFA · #D0BFFF · #DFCCFB · #FFF8C9
Palette 493d9e
#493D9E · #B2A5FF · #DAD2FF · #FFF2AF
Burning Ruby Ember
#3E840C · #A9EE43 · #A642EE · #DDC8F6
Misty Garden
#558C19 · #ACE777 · #8434DB · #DBCEF3
Radiant Ruby Whisper
#DCCEF3 · #A078DE · #501D9F · #231042

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#DFCCFB#DAD2FF#DDC8F6#DBCEF3#DCCEF3#E0C5F7#DFC7F4#D7D2F4#D9D3F4#DBCBF1#DACAF1#DCD6F7

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DBCCFB  ·  #DBCCFD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DBCCFC?

#DBCCFC is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 219, 204, 252). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DBCCFC?

#DBCCFC is RGB 219, 204, 252 — HSL 259°, 89%, 89% — CMYK 13%, 19%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #DBCCFC?

Its complement is #ECFCCA; analogous partners are #CAD3FC and #F3CAFC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DBCCFC for text?

Black text on #DBCCFC has a contrast ratio of 14.05:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.49:1.