Palettes / Colors / #DCBBFF

#DCBBFF — Pale Vivid Purple

#DCBBFF is a purple color we call Pale Vivid 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 #DCBBFF 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.

#DCBBFF 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 #DFFFBD; it also sits naturally between #BDBEFF and #FEBDFF. 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 73% · Blue 100%

Cyan 14% · Magenta 27% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DCBBFF

.text { color: #DCBBFF; }
.background { background-color: #DCBBFF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCBBFF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 187, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(269, 100%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCBBFF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 187, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCBBFF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 187, 255, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DCBBFF

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DFFFBD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DCBBFF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DCBBFF

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 #DCBBFF 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 #DCBBFF 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

← #DCBBFE  ·  #DCBC00 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DCBBFF?

#DCBBFF is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 220, 187, 255). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCBBFF?

#DCBBFF is RGB 220, 187, 255 — HSL 269°, 100%, 87% — CMYK 14%, 27%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #DCBBFF?

Its complement is #DFFFBD; analogous partners are #BDBEFF and #FEBDFF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCBBFF for text?

Black text on #DCBBFF has a contrast ratio of 12.60:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.67:1.