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#DAA2FB — Light Vivid Purple

#DAA2FB is a purple color we call Light Vivid 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 #DAA2FB 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.

#DAA2FB 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 #C3FBA2; it also sits naturally between #AEA2FB and #FBA2EF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DAA2FB · RGB 218, 162, 251

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Color values

HEX#DAA2FB
RGB218, 162, 251
HSL278°, 92%, 81%
HSV278°, 35%, 98%
CMYK13%, 35%, 0%, 2%
XYZ59.25, 47.71, 97.35
Yxy47.71, 0.2900, 0.2335
CIE-Lab74.64, 36.41, -36.40
Hunter Lab69.07, 36.49, -40.47

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 85% · Green 64% · Blue 98%

Cyan 13% · Magenta 35% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DAA2FB on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DAA2FB on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DAA2FB

.text { color: #DAA2FB; }
.background { background-color: #DAA2FB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DAA2FB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 162, 251); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(278, 92%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DAA2FB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 162, 251, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DAA2FB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 162, 251, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DAA2FB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DAA2FB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DAA2FB

#CB7BF9#BE59F8#AE31F6#9F0AF5#8909D3#6F07AB#560684#3C045D#26023B#0D0114

Tints of #DAA2FB

#DEACFC#E0B1FC#E4BAFC#E6BFFC#EAC9FD#ECCEFD#F0D8FD#F2DDFE#F5E7FE#F7EBFE

Tones of #DAA2FB

#D9A8F5#D7AFEF#D5B5E8#D4BCE1#D2C2DB#D0C8D5

Color harmonies

Complementary — #C3FBA2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.99:1 Fails
Against black text10.54:1 AAA

Best text color on #DAA2FB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DAA2FB

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 #DAA2FB: ·

How #DAA2FB looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #C2C1E5Deuteranopia · #C5C9E0Tritanopia · #D7D4D1

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 purple 500 · #A855F7Bootstrap light · #F8F9FATailwind fuchsia 500 · #D946EF

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DAA2FB rather than the exact color:

Palette Bedcfa
#BEDCFA · #98ACF8 · #B088F9 · #DA9FF9
Velvet Ruby Petal
#118CAF · #1656E4 · #7760F0 · #DAABF7
Palette 8ef6e4
#8EF6E4 · #9896F1 · #D59BF6 · #EDB1F1
Lavender Haze
#5A189A · #9D4EDD · #C77DFF · #E0AAFF
Palette F1eaff
#F1EAFF · #E5D4FF · #DCBFFF · #D0A2F7
Palette Aae3e2
#AAE3E2 · #D9ACF5 · #FFCEFE · #FDEBED

Similar colors

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

#DA9FF9#DAABF7#D59BF6#E0AAFF#D0A2F7#D9ACF5#D4A0F1#D4ADFC#E49BFF#DAA5EE#DC95FF#E1AEFF

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DAA2FA  ·  #DAA2FC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DAA2FB?

#DAA2FB is Light Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 218, 162, 251). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DAA2FB?

#DAA2FB is RGB 218, 162, 251 — HSL 278°, 92%, 81% — CMYK 13%, 35%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #DAA2FB?

Its complement is #C3FBA2; analogous partners are #AEA2FB and #FBA2EF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DAA2FB for text?

Black text on #DAA2FB has a contrast ratio of 10.54:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.99:1.