Palettes / Colors / #DEB4FE

#DEB4FE — Pale Vivid Purple

#DEB4FE is a purple color we call Pale Vivid Purple, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the purple family.

#DEB4FE 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 #D4FEB4; it also sits naturally between #B9B4FE and #FEB4F9. 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 71% · Blue 100%

Cyan 13% · Magenta 29% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DEB4FE

.text { color: #DEB4FE; }
.background { background-color: #DEB4FE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DEB4FE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 180, 254); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(274, 97%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DEB4FE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 180, 254, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DEB4FE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 180, 254, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DEB4FE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DEB4FE">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DEB4FE

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D4FEB4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DEB4FE: #000000.

How #DEB4FE 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 #DEB4FE 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

← #DEB4FD  ·  #DEB4FF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DEB4FE?

#DEB4FE is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 222, 180, 254). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DEB4FE?

#DEB4FE is RGB 222, 180, 254 — HSL 274°, 97%, 85% — CMYK 13%, 29%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #DEB4FE?

Its complement is #D4FEB4; analogous partners are #B9B4FE and #FEB4F9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DEB4FE for text?

Black text on #DEB4FE has a contrast ratio of 12.07:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.74:1.