Palettes / Colors / #DDBDED

#DDBDED — Pale Purple

#DDBDED 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 #DDBDED 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.

#DDBDED 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 #CEEDBF; it also sits naturally between #C7BFED and #EDBFE6. 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 87% · Green 74% · Blue 93%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #DDBDED

.text { color: #DDBDED; }
.background { background-color: #DDBDED; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DDBDED; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(221, 189, 237); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(280, 57%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DDBDED; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(221, 189, 237, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DDBDED; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(221, 189, 237, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DDBDED

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CEEDBF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DDBDED: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DDBDED

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:

How #DDBDED 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 #DDBDED 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

← #DDBDEC  ·  #DDBDEE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DDBDED?

#DDBDED is Pale Purple, a purple color (RGB 221, 189, 237). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DDBDED?

#DDBDED is RGB 221, 189, 237 — HSL 280°, 57%, 84% — CMYK 7%, 20%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #DDBDED?

Its complement is #CEEDBF; analogous partners are #C7BFED and #EDBFE6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DDBDED for text?

Black text on #DDBDED has a contrast ratio of 12.58:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.67:1.