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#DAA2E2 — Light Muted Pink

#DAA2E2 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 #DAA2E2 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.

#DAA2E2 is a cool 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 #A9E2A2; it also sits naturally between #BAA2E2 and #E2A2C9. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DAA2E2 · RGB 218, 162, 226

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Color values

HEX#DAA2E2
RGB218, 162, 226
HSL293°, 52%, 76%
HSV293°, 28%, 89%
CMYK4%, 28%, 0%, 11%
XYZ55.56, 46.24, 77.95
Yxy46.24, 0.3091, 0.2572
CIE-Lab73.70, 31.43, -24.26
Hunter Lab68.00, 30.97, -24.99

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 85% · Green 64% · Blue 89%

Cyan 4% · Magenta 28% · Yellow 0% · Key 11%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DAA2E2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DAA2E2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DAA2E2

.text { color: #DAA2E2; }
.background { background-color: #DAA2E2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DAA2E2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 162, 226); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(293, 52%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DAA2E2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 162, 226, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DAA2E2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 162, 226, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DAA2E2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DAA2E2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DAA2E2

#CF87D9#C56CD0#B84DC7#A83AB6#8F319B#762880#5D2065#401646#270D2B#0E0510

Tints of #DAA2E2

#DDAAE4#E0B1E7#E3B9E9#E6C1EB#EAC9EE#EDD0F0#F0D8F3#F3E0F5#F6E8F8#F9EFFA

Tones of #DAA2E2

#D7A6DD#D3ABD8#D0AFD4#CCB4CF#C9B9CB#C5BEC6

Color harmonies

Complementary — #A9E2A2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.05:1 Fails
Against black text10.25:1 AAA

Best text color on #DAA2E2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DAA2E2

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #DAA2E2: ·

How #DAA2E2 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #C2C1D3Deuteranopia · #C5C9CFTritanopia · #D7C6C4

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:

Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind fuchsia 500 · #D946EFTailwind purple 500 · #A855F7

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DAA2E2 rather than the exact color:

Crimson Twilight
#841A8E · #D3C526 · #54E0D4 · #D7A9E6
Palette Aa60c8
#AA60C8 · #D69ADE · #EABDE6 · #FFDFEF
Crystal Horizon
#317C17 · #91E677 · #A827D4 · #D3A9E9
Misty Canyon
#DAA5EE · #CD82E9 · #741895 · #3A0A4C
Frozen Opal
#64A71B · #ACE041 · #7F29DC · #D5AAEB
Burning Harbor
#1C781A · #7BDA58 · #D243D6 · #E5A7DD

Similar colors

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

#D7A9E6#D69ADE#D3A9E9#DAA5EE#D5AAEB#E5A7DD#E198DD#E7A4E4#E59CDC#CCA2E1#CF9BE8#E0AFE4

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DAA2E1  ·  #DAA2E3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DAA2E2?

#DAA2E2 is Light Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 218, 162, 226). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DAA2E2?

#DAA2E2 is RGB 218, 162, 226 — HSL 293°, 52%, 76% — CMYK 4%, 28%, 0%, 11%.

What colors go with #DAA2E2?

Its complement is #A9E2A2; analogous partners are #BAA2E2 and #E2A2C9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DAA2E2 for text?

Black text on #DAA2E2 has a contrast ratio of 10.25:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.05:1.