Palettes / Colors / #DFBEFD

#DFBEFD — Pale Vivid Purple

#DFBEFD 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 #DFBEFD 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.

#DFBEFD 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 #DDFDBF; it also sits naturally between #C0BFFD and #FDBFFC. 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 99%

Cyan 12% · Magenta 25% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DFBEFD

.text { color: #DFBEFD; }
.background { background-color: #DFBEFD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFBEFD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 190, 253); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(271, 94%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFBEFD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 190, 253, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFBEFD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 190, 253, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DDFDBF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DFBEFD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFBEFD

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 #DFBEFD 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 #DFBEFD 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFBEFD?

#DFBEFD is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 223, 190, 253). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFBEFD?

#DFBEFD is RGB 223, 190, 253 — HSL 271°, 94%, 87% — CMYK 12%, 25%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #DFBEFD?

Its complement is #DDFDBF; analogous partners are #C0BFFD and #FDBFFC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFBEFD for text?

Black text on #DFBEFD has a contrast ratio of 12.92:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.63:1.