Palettes / Colors / #DCCBFB

#DCCBFB — Pale Vivid Purple

#DCCBFB is a purple color we call Pale Vivid Purple, closest to the named color Lavender (#E6E6FA). It belongs to the purple family.

#DCCBFB 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 #EAFBCB; it also sits naturally between #CBD2FB and #F4CBFB. 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 80% · Blue 98%

Cyan 12% · Magenta 19% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DCCBFB

.text { color: #DCCBFB; }
.background { background-color: #DCCBFB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCCBFB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 203, 251); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(261, 86%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCCBFB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 203, 251, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCCBFB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 203, 251, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DCCBFB

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EAFBCB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DCCBFB: #000000.

How #DCCBFB 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 #DCCBFB 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

← #DCCBFA  ·  #DCCBFC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DCCBFB?

#DCCBFB is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 220, 203, 251). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCCBFB?

#DCCBFB is RGB 220, 203, 251 — HSL 261°, 86%, 89% — CMYK 12%, 19%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #DCCBFB?

Its complement is #EAFBCB; analogous partners are #CBD2FB and #F4CBFB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCCBFB for text?

Black text on #DCCBFB has a contrast ratio of 13.98:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.50:1.