Palettes / Colors / #DA8CE3

#DA8CE3 — Light Pink

#DA8CE3 is a pink color we call Light Pink, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the pink family.

#DA8CE3 is a cool pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #95E38C; it also sits naturally between #AF8CE3 and #E38CC0. 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 89%

Cyan 4% · Magenta 38% · Yellow 0% · Key 11%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DA8CE3

.text { color: #DA8CE3; }
.background { background-color: #DA8CE3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DA8CE3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 140, 227); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(294, 61%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DA8CE3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 140, 227, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DA8CE3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 140, 227, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DA8CE3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DA8CE3">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DA8CE3

Tints of #DA8CE3

Tones of #DA8CE3

Color harmonies

Complementary — #95E38C:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DA8CE3: #000000.

How #DA8CE3 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 #DA8CE3 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 #DA8CE3?

#DA8CE3 is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 218, 140, 227). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DA8CE3?

#DA8CE3 is RGB 218, 140, 227 — HSL 294°, 61%, 72% — CMYK 4%, 38%, 0%, 11%.

What colors go with #DA8CE3?

Its complement is #95E38C; analogous partners are #AF8CE3 and #E38CC0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DA8CE3 for text?

Black text on #DA8CE3 has a contrast ratio of 8.84:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.38:1.