Palettes / Colors / #DCBAED
#DCBAED — Pale Purple
#DCBAED is a purple color we call Pale 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 #DCBAED 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.
#DCBAED 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 #CBEDBA; it also sits naturally between #C3BAED and #EDBAE5. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DCBAED |
|---|---|
| RGB | 220, 186, 237 |
| HSL | 280°, 59%, 83% |
| HSV | 280°, 22%, 93% |
| CMYK | 7%, 22%, 0%, 7% |
| XYZ | 62.36, 56.45, 87.73 |
| Yxy | 56.45, 0.3019, 0.2733 |
| CIE-Lab | 79.87, 21.25, -20.82 |
| Hunter Lab | 75.13, 21.02, -21.53 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 86% · Green 73% · Blue 93%
Cyan 7% · Magenta 22% · 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 #DCBAED
.text { color: #DCBAED; }
.background { background-color: #DCBAED; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCBAED; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 186, 237); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(280, 59%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCBAED; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 186, 237, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCBAED; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 186, 237, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DCBAED">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DCBAED">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #CBEDBA:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.71:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 12.29:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DCBAED: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DCBAED
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 #DCBAED: ·
How #DCBAED 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 #DCBAED 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 #DCBAED?
#DCBAED is Pale Purple, a purple color (RGB 220, 186, 237). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DCBAED?
#DCBAED is RGB 220, 186, 237 — HSL 280°, 59%, 83% — CMYK 7%, 22%, 0%, 7%.
What colors go with #DCBAED?
Its complement is #CBEDBA; analogous partners are #C3BAED and #EDBAE5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DCBAED for text?
Black text on #DCBAED has a contrast ratio of 12.29:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.71:1.