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#DAA2EA — Light Purple

#DAA2EA is a purple color we call Light Purple, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: plum (#DDA0DD) — not an exact match. CSS plum gives you #DDA0DD, a different color; use #DAA2EA 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.

#DAA2EA 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 #B3EAA4; it also sits naturally between #B8A4EA and #EAA4D6. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DAA2EA · RGB 218, 162, 234

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Color values

HEX#DAA2EA
RGB218, 162, 234
HSL287°, 63%, 78%
HSV287°, 31%, 92%
CMYK7%, 31%, 0%, 8%
XYZ56.69, 46.69, 83.87
Yxy46.69, 0.3027, 0.2493
CIE-Lab73.99, 32.99, -28.18
Hunter Lab68.33, 32.67, -29.76

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 85% · Green 64% · Blue 92%

Cyan 7% · Magenta 31% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DAA2EA on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DAA2EA on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DAA2EA

.text { color: #DAA2EA; }
.background { background-color: #DAA2EA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DAA2EA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 162, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(287, 63%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DAA2EA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 162, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DAA2EA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 162, 234, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DAA2EA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DAA2EA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DAA2EA

#CF86E4#C265DC#B748D5#A62DC8#8E27AA#76208D#5A196C#42124F#260A2E#0E0411

Tints of #DAA2EA

#DEACEC#E1B4EE#E3B8EF#E6C1F1#EAC9F3#EDD1F5#F0DAF7#F2DEF7#F5E6F9#F8EEFB

Tones of #DAA2EA

#D8A9E5#D5AEE0#D2B3DB#CFB8D6#CDBDD1#CAC2CC

Color harmonies

Complementary — #B3EAA4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.03:1 Fails
Against black text10.34:1 AAA

Best text color on #DAA2EA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DAA2EA

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 #DAA2EA: ·

How #DAA2EA looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #C2C1D9Deuteranopia · #C5C9D4Tritanopia · #D7CBC8

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:

Tailwind fuchsia 500 · #D946EFTailwind purple 500 · #A855F7Bootstrap light · #F8F9FA

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DAA2EA rather than the exact color:

Misty Canyon
#DAA5EE · #CD82E9 · #741895 · #3A0A4C
Crimson Twilight
#841A8E · #D3C526 · #54E0D4 · #D7A9E6
Dreamy Dusk
#3AC911 · #8DF15B · #C73CEE · #D4A0F1
Frozen Opal
#64A71B · #ACE041 · #7F29DC · #D5AAEB
Crystal Horizon
#317C17 · #91E677 · #A827D4 · #D3A9E9
Palette Ffebb2
#FFEBB2 · #E59BE9 · #D862BC · #8644A2

Similar colors

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

#DAA5EE#D7A9E6#D4A0F1#D5AAEB#D3A9E9#E59BE9#CF9BE8#E0AEEF#E7A4E4#D59BF6#D9ACF5#D69ADE

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DAA2E9  ·  #DAA2EB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DAA2EA?

#DAA2EA is Light Purple, a purple color (RGB 218, 162, 234). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DAA2EA?

#DAA2EA is RGB 218, 162, 234 — HSL 287°, 63%, 78% — CMYK 7%, 31%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #DAA2EA?

Its complement is #B3EAA4; analogous partners are #B8A4EA and #EAA4D6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DAA2EA for text?

Black text on #DAA2EA has a contrast ratio of 10.34:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.03:1.