Palettes / Colors / #DA8BCA

#DA8BCA — Light Muted Pink

#DA8BCA is a pink color we call Light Muted Pink, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: plum (#DDA0DD) — not an exact match. CSS plum gives you #DDA0DD, a different color; use #DA8BCA 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.

#DA8BCA is a warm-leaning pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #8BDA9B; it also sits naturally between #C28BDA and #DA8BA3. 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 85% · Green 55% · Blue 79%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 36% · Yellow 7% · Key 15%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DA8BCA

.text { color: #DA8BCA; }
.background { background-color: #DA8BCA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DA8BCA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 139, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(312, 52%, 70%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DA8BCA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 139, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DA8BCA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 139, 202, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DA8BCA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DA8BCA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #8BDA9B:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DA8BCA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DA8BCA

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 #DA8BCA 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 #DA8BCA 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

← #DA8BC9  ·  #DA8BCB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DA8BCA?

#DA8BCA is Light Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 218, 139, 202). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DA8BCA?

#DA8BCA is RGB 218, 139, 202 — HSL 312°, 52%, 70% — CMYK 0%, 36%, 7%, 15%.

What colors go with #DA8BCA?

Its complement is #8BDA9B; analogous partners are #C28BDA and #DA8BA3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DA8BCA for text?

Black text on #DA8BCA has a contrast ratio of 8.53:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.46:1.