Palettes / Colors / #DCBEFE

#DCBEFE — Pale Vivid Purple

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

#DCBEFE 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 #E0FEBE; it also sits naturally between #BEC0FE and #FCBEFE. 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 75% · Blue 100%

Cyan 13% · Magenta 25% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DCBEFE

.text { color: #DCBEFE; }
.background { background-color: #DCBEFE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCBEFE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 190, 254); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(268, 97%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCBEFE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 190, 254, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCBEFE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 190, 254, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DCBEFE

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Tones of #DCBEFE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #E0FEBE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DCBEFE: #000000.

How #DCBEFE 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 #DCBEFE 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

← #DCBEFD  ·  #DCBEFF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DCBEFE?

#DCBEFE is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 220, 190, 254). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCBEFE?

#DCBEFE is RGB 220, 190, 254 — HSL 268°, 97%, 87% — CMYK 13%, 25%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #DCBEFE?

Its complement is #E0FEBE; analogous partners are #BEC0FE and #FCBEFE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCBEFE for text?

Black text on #DCBEFE has a contrast ratio of 12.84:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.64:1.