Palettes / Colors / #DEBBEA
#DEBBEA — Pale Muted Purple
#DEBBEA is a purple color we call Pale Muted 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 #DEBBEA 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.
#DEBBEA 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 #C8EBBD; it also sits naturally between #C8BDEB and #EBBDDF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DEBBEA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 222, 187, 234 |
| HSL | 285°, 53%, 83% |
| HSV | 285°, 20%, 92% |
| CMYK | 5%, 20%, 0%, 8% |
| XYZ | 62.75, 57.01, 85.54 |
| Yxy | 57.01, 0.3056, 0.2777 |
| CIE-Lab | 80.19, 20.77, -18.71 |
| Hunter Lab | 75.51, 20.56, -19.13 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 87% · Green 73% · Blue 92%
Cyan 5% · Magenta 20% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DEBBEA
.text { color: #DEBBEA; }
.background { background-color: #DEBBEA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DEBBEA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 187, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(285, 53%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DEBBEA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 187, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DEBBEA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 187, 234, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DEBBEA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DEBBEA">Div content here</div>
Shades of #DEBBEA
Tints of #DEBBEA
Tones of #DEBBEA
Color harmonies
Complementary — #C8EBBD:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.69:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 12.40:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DEBBEA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DEBBEA
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #DEBBEA: ·
How #DEBBEA 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 #DEBBEA rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #DEBBEA?
#DEBBEA is Pale Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 222, 187, 234). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DEBBEA?
#DEBBEA is RGB 222, 187, 234 — HSL 285°, 53%, 83% — CMYK 5%, 20%, 0%, 8%.
What colors go with #DEBBEA?
Its complement is #C8EBBD; analogous partners are #C8BDEB and #EBBDDF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DEBBEA for text?
Black text on #DEBBEA has a contrast ratio of 12.40:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.69:1.