Palettes / Colors / #DCBDEC

#DCBDEC — Pale Purple

#DCBDEC 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 #DCBDEC 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.

#DCBDEC 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 #CCEBBC; it also sits naturally between #C4BCEB and #EBBCE4. 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 74% · Blue 93%

Cyan 7% · Magenta 20% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DCBDEC

.text { color: #DCBDEC; }
.background { background-color: #DCBDEC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCBDEC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 189, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(280, 55%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCBDEC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 189, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCBDEC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 189, 236, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DCBDEC

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CCEBBC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DCBDEC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DCBDEC

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 #DCBDEC 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 #DCBDEC 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

← #DCBDEB  ·  #DCBDED →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DCBDEC?

#DCBDEC is Pale Purple, a purple color (RGB 220, 189, 236). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCBDEC?

#DCBDEC is RGB 220, 189, 236 — HSL 280°, 55%, 83% — CMYK 7%, 20%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #DCBDEC?

Its complement is #CCEBBC; analogous partners are #C4BCEB and #EBBCE4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCBDEC for text?

Black text on #DCBDEC has a contrast ratio of 12.53:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.68:1.