Close to Thistle
#DBCDEB
#DBCDEB is a very light, muted purple, close to the color Thistle. In RGB it’s made of 85.9% red, 80.4% green, and 92.2% blue. Its hue is 268°, with 43% saturation and 86% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #DBCDEB.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
1.51:1 FailBlack text on this color
13.94:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.51:1 FailThis color as text on black
13.94:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #DBCDEB as they’d see it.
#DBCDEB in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #DBCDEB
What color is #DBCDEB?
#DBCDEB is a very light, muted purple, close to the color Thistle. In RGB it’s made of 85.9% red, 80.4% green, and 92.2% blue. Its hue is 268°, with 43% saturation and 86% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #DBCDEB in RGB?
#DBCDEB is rgb(219, 205, 235): 219 red, 205 green, and 235 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #DBCDEB in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(7, 13, 0, 8). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #DBCDEB?
PANTONE 2642 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #DBCDEB?
Its complement #C9D7B9 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.