Palettes / Colors / #DAA3FF
#DAA3FF — Pale Vivid Purple
#DAA3FF is a purple color we call Pale 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 #DAA3FF 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.
#DAA3FF 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 #C8FFA3; it also sits naturally between #ACA3FF and #FFA3F6. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DAA3FF |
|---|---|
| RGB | 218, 163, 255 |
| HSL | 276°, 100%, 82% |
| HSV | 276°, 36%, 100% |
| CMYK | 15%, 36%, 0%, 0% |
| XYZ | 60.06, 48.32, 100.77 |
| Yxy | 48.32, 0.2872, 0.2310 |
| CIE-Lab | 75.03, 36.71, -37.96 |
| Hunter Lab | 69.51, 36.87, -42.65 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 85% · Green 64% · Blue 100%
Cyan 15% · Magenta 36% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DAA3FF
.text { color: #DAA3FF; }
.background { background-color: #DAA3FF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DAA3FF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 163, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(276, 100%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DAA3FF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 163, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DAA3FF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 163, 255, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DAA3FF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DAA3FF">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #C8FFA3:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.97:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 10.66:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DAA3FF: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DAA3FF
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #DAA3FF: ·
How #DAA3FF 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 #DAA3FF rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #DAA3FF?
#DAA3FF is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 218, 163, 255). Its closest standard named color is Plum.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DAA3FF?
#DAA3FF is RGB 218, 163, 255 — HSL 276°, 100%, 82% — CMYK 15%, 36%, 0%, 0%.
What colors go with #DAA3FF?
Its complement is #C8FFA3; analogous partners are #ACA3FF and #FFA3F6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DAA3FF for text?
Black text on #DAA3FF has a contrast ratio of 10.66:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.97:1.