Palettes / Colors / #DCBFED
#DCBFED — Pale Purple
#DCBFED 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 #DCBFED 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.
#DCBFED 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 #D0EDBF; it also sits naturally between #C5BFED and #EDBFE7. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DCBFED |
|---|---|
| RGB | 220, 191, 237 |
| HSL | 278°, 56%, 84% |
| HSV | 278°, 19%, 93% |
| CMYK | 7%, 19%, 0%, 7% |
| XYZ | 63.43, 58.59, 88.09 |
| Yxy | 58.59, 0.3019, 0.2789 |
| CIE-Lab | 81.07, 18.55, -19.00 |
| Hunter Lab | 76.55, 18.34, -19.54 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 86% · Green 75% · Blue 93%
Cyan 7% · Magenta 19% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DCBFED
.text { color: #DCBFED; }
.background { background-color: #DCBFED; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCBFED; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 191, 237); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(278, 56%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCBFED; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 191, 237, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCBFED; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 191, 237, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DCBFED">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DCBFED">Div content here</div>
Shades of #DCBFED
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #D0EDBF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.65:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 12.72:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DCBFED: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DCBFED
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 #DCBFED: ·
How #DCBFED 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 #DCBFED 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 #DCBFED?
#DCBFED is Pale Purple, a purple color (RGB 220, 191, 237). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DCBFED?
#DCBFED is RGB 220, 191, 237 — HSL 278°, 56%, 84% — CMYK 7%, 19%, 0%, 7%.
What colors go with #DCBFED?
Its complement is #D0EDBF; analogous partners are #C5BFED and #EDBFE7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DCBFED for text?
Black text on #DCBFED has a contrast ratio of 12.72:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.65:1.