Palettes / Colors / #DEBEEF

#DEBEEF — Pale Purple

#DEBEEF 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 #DEBEEF 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.

#DEBEEF 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 #CFEFBE; it also sits naturally between #C5BEEF and #EFBEE7. 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 94%

Cyan 7% · Magenta 21% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DEBEEF

.text { color: #DEBEEF; }
.background { background-color: #DEBEEF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DEBEEF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 190, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(279, 60%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DEBEEF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 190, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DEBEEF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 190, 239, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DEBEEF

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CFEFBE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DEBEEF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DEBEEF

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 #DEBEEF 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 #DEBEEF 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

← #DEBEEE  ·  #DEBEF0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DEBEEF?

#DEBEEF is Pale Purple, a purple color (RGB 222, 190, 239). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DEBEEF?

#DEBEEF is RGB 222, 190, 239 — HSL 279°, 60%, 84% — CMYK 7%, 21%, 0%, 6%.

What colors go with #DEBEEF?

Its complement is #CFEFBE; analogous partners are #C5BEEF and #EFBEE7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DEBEEF for text?

Black text on #DEBEEF has a contrast ratio of 12.72:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.65:1.