Palettes / Colors / #DEBEF6
#DEBEF6 — Pale Purple
#DEBEF6 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 #DEBEF6 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.
#DEBEF6 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 #D5F6BC; it also sits naturally between #C0BCF6 and #F6BCF2. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DEBEF6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 222, 190, 246 |
| HSL | 274°, 76%, 85% |
| HSV | 274°, 23%, 96% |
| CMYK | 10%, 23%, 0%, 4% |
| XYZ | 65.17, 59.01, 95.14 |
| Yxy | 59.01, 0.2971, 0.2691 |
| CIE-Lab | 81.30, 21.52, -23.45 |
| Hunter Lab | 76.82, 21.45, -24.76 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 87% · Green 75% · Blue 96%
Cyan 10% · Magenta 23% · Yellow 0% · Key 4%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DEBEF6
.text { color: #DEBEF6; }
.background { background-color: #DEBEF6; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DEBEF6; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 190, 246); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(274, 76%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DEBEF6; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 190, 246, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DEBEF6; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 190, 246, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DEBEF6">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DEBEF6">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #D5F6BC:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.64:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 12.80:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DEBEF6: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DEBEF6
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 #DEBEF6: ·
How #DEBEF6 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 #DEBEF6 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 #DEBEF6?
#DEBEF6 is Pale Purple, a purple color (RGB 222, 190, 246). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DEBEF6?
#DEBEF6 is RGB 222, 190, 246 — HSL 274°, 76%, 85% — CMYK 10%, 23%, 0%, 4%.
What colors go with #DEBEF6?
Its complement is #D5F6BC; analogous partners are #C0BCF6 and #F6BCF2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DEBEF6 for text?
Black text on #DEBEF6 has a contrast ratio of 12.80:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.64:1.