Palettes / Colors / #DCBDFF

#DCBDFF — Pale Vivid Purple

#DCBDFF is a purple color we call Pale Vivid Purple, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the purple family.

#DCBDFF 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 #E0FFBD; it also sits naturally between #BDBFFF and #FDBDFF. 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 100%

Cyan 14% · Magenta 26% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

Previews

CSS code for #DCBDFF

.text { color: #DCBDFF; }
.background { background-color: #DCBDFF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCBDFF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 189, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(268, 100%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCBDFF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 189, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCBDFF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 189, 255, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DCBDFF

Tints of #DCBDFF

Tones of #DCBDFF

Color harmonies

Complementary — #E0FFBD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DCBDFF: #000000.

How #DCBDFF 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 #DCBDFF or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DCBDFE  ·  #DCBE00 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DCBDFF?

#DCBDFF is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 220, 189, 255). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCBDFF?

#DCBDFF is RGB 220, 189, 255 — HSL 268°, 100%, 87% — CMYK 14%, 26%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #DCBDFF?

Its complement is #E0FFBD; analogous partners are #BDBFFF and #FDBDFF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCBDFF for text?

Black text on #DCBDFF has a contrast ratio of 12.77:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.64:1.