Palettes / Colors / #DCBFEE

#DCBFEE — Pale Purple

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

#DCBFEE 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 #D1EEBF; it also sits naturally between #C4BFEE and #EEBFE8. 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 93%

Cyan 8% · Magenta 20% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DCBFEE

.text { color: #DCBFEE; }
.background { background-color: #DCBFEE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCBFEE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 191, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(277, 58%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCBFEE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 191, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCBFEE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 191, 238, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DCBFEE

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D1EEBF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DCBFEE: #000000.

How #DCBFEE 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 #DCBFEE 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

← #DCBFED  ·  #DCBFEF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DCBFEE?

#DCBFEE is Pale Purple, a purple color (RGB 220, 191, 238). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCBFEE?

#DCBFEE is RGB 220, 191, 238 — HSL 277°, 58%, 84% — CMYK 8%, 20%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #DCBFEE?

Its complement is #D1EEBF; analogous partners are #C4BFEE and #EEBFE8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCBFEE for text?

Black text on #DCBFEE has a contrast ratio of 12.73:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.65:1.