Palettes / Colors / #DEB5EF

#DEB5EF — Pale Purple

#DEB5EF 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 #DEB5EF 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.

#DEB5EF 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 #C5EEB4; it also sits naturally between #BFB4EE and #EEB4E3. 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 94%

Cyan 7% · Magenta 24% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DEB5EF

.text { color: #DEB5EF; }
.background { background-color: #DEB5EF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DEB5EF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 181, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(282, 64%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DEB5EF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 181, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DEB5EF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 181, 239, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DEB5EF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DEB5EF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C5EEB4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DEB5EF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DEB5EF

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 #DEB5EF 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 #DEB5EF 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

← #DEB5EE  ·  #DEB5F0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DEB5EF?

#DEB5EF is Pale Purple, a purple color (RGB 222, 181, 239). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DEB5EF?

#DEB5EF is RGB 222, 181, 239 — HSL 282°, 64%, 82% — CMYK 7%, 24%, 0%, 6%.

What colors go with #DEB5EF?

Its complement is #C5EEB4; analogous partners are #BFB4EE and #EEB4E3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DEB5EF for text?

Black text on #DEB5EF has a contrast ratio of 11.96:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.76:1.