Palettes / Colors / #F2DBFA

#F2DBFA — Pale Purple

#F2DBFA is a purple color we call Pale Purple, closest to the named color Lavender (#E6E6FA). It belongs to the purple family.

#F2DBFA 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 #E3FADB; it also sits naturally between #E3DBFA and #FADBF2. 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 95% · Green 86% · Blue 98%

Cyan 3% · Magenta 12% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

Previews

CSS code for #F2DBFA

.text { color: #F2DBFA; }
.background { background-color: #F2DBFA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F2DBFA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(242, 219, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(285, 76%, 92%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F2DBFA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(242, 219, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F2DBFA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(242, 219, 250, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F2DBFA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F2DBFA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #F2DBFA

Tints of #F2DBFA

Tones of #F2DBFA

Color harmonies

Complementary — #E3FADB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #F2DBFA: #000000.

How #F2DBFA 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 #F2DBFA or a close neighbour

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #F2DBF9  ·  #F2DBFB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #F2DBFA?

#F2DBFA is Pale Purple, a purple color (RGB 242, 219, 250). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F2DBFA?

#F2DBFA is RGB 242, 219, 250 — HSL 285°, 76%, 92% — CMYK 3%, 12%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #F2DBFA?

Its complement is #E3FADB; analogous partners are #E3DBFA and #FADBF2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F2DBFA for text?

Black text on #F2DBFA has a contrast ratio of 16.29:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.29:1.