Palettes / Colors / #DCBEFD
#DCBEFD — Pale Vivid Purple
#DCBEFD 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 #DCBEFD 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.
#DCBEFD 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 #DFFDBF; it also sits naturally between #BFC0FD and #FCBFFD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DCBEFD |
|---|---|
| RGB | 220, 190, 253 |
| HSL | 269°, 94%, 87% |
| HSV | 269°, 25%, 99% |
| CMYK | 13%, 25%, 0%, 1% |
| XYZ | 65.66, 59.13, 100.88 |
| Yxy | 59.13, 0.2909, 0.2620 |
| CIE-Lab | 81.37, 22.32, -27.10 |
| Hunter Lab | 76.90, 22.29, -29.22 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 86% · Green 75% · Blue 99%
Cyan 13% · Magenta 25% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DCBEFD
.text { color: #DCBEFD; }
.background { background-color: #DCBEFD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCBEFD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 190, 253); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(269, 94%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCBEFD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 190, 253, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCBEFD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 190, 253, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DCBEFD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DCBEFD">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #DFFDBF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.64:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 12.83:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DCBEFD: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DCBEFD
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 #DCBEFD: ·
How #DCBEFD 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 #DCBEFD 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 #DCBEFD?
#DCBEFD is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 220, 190, 253). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DCBEFD?
#DCBEFD is RGB 220, 190, 253 — HSL 269°, 94%, 87% — CMYK 13%, 25%, 0%, 1%.
What colors go with #DCBEFD?
Its complement is #DFFDBF; analogous partners are #BFC0FD and #FCBFFD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DCBEFD for text?
Black text on #DCBEFD has a contrast ratio of 12.83:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.64:1.