Palettes / Colors / #DDBFEC

#DDBFEC — Pale Muted Purple

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

#DDBFEC 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 #CFECC0; it also sits naturally between #C8C0EC and #ECC0E5. 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 75% · Blue 93%

Cyan 6% · Magenta 19% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DDBFEC

.text { color: #DDBFEC; }
.background { background-color: #DDBFEC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DDBFEC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(221, 191, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(280, 54%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DDBFEC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(221, 191, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DDBFEC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(221, 191, 236, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DDBFEC

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Tones of #DDBFEC

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CFECC0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DDBFEC: #000000.

How #DDBFEC 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 #DDBFEC 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

← #DDBFEB  ·  #DDBFED →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DDBFEC?

#DDBFEC is Pale Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 221, 191, 236). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DDBFEC?

#DDBFEC is RGB 221, 191, 236 — HSL 280°, 54%, 84% — CMYK 6%, 19%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #DDBFEC?

Its complement is #CFECC0; analogous partners are #C8C0EC and #ECC0E5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DDBFEC for text?

Black text on #DDBFEC has a contrast ratio of 12.74:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.65:1.