Palettes / Colors / #DFBEFB

#DFBEFB — Pale Vivid Purple

#DFBEFB is a purple color we call Pale Vivid 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 #DFBEFB 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.

#DFBEFB 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 #D9FBBC; it also sits naturally between #BEBCFB and #FBBCF9. 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 98%

Cyan 11% · Magenta 24% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DFBEFB

.text { color: #DFBEFB; }
.background { background-color: #DFBEFB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFBEFB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 190, 251); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(272, 88%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFBEFB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 190, 251, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFBEFB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 190, 251, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D9FBBC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DFBEFB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFBEFB

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 #DFBEFB 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 #DFBEFB 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

← #DFBEFA  ·  #DFBEFC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFBEFB?

#DFBEFB is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 223, 190, 251). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFBEFB?

#DFBEFB is RGB 223, 190, 251 — HSL 272°, 88%, 86% — CMYK 11%, 24%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #DFBEFB?

Its complement is #D9FBBC; analogous partners are #BEBCFB and #FBBCF9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFBEFB for text?

Black text on #DFBEFB has a contrast ratio of 12.90:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.63:1.