Palettes / Colors / #DAA4E5

#DAA4E5 — Light Pink

#DAA4E5 is a pink color we call Light 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 #DAA4E5 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.

#DAA4E5 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 #AEE5A4; it also sits naturally between #B9A4E5 and #E5A4CF. 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 64% · Blue 90%

Cyan 5% · Magenta 28% · Yellow 0% · Key 10%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DAA4E5

.text { color: #DAA4E5; }
.background { background-color: #DAA4E5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DAA4E5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 164, 229); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(290, 56%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DAA4E5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 164, 229, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DAA4E5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 164, 229, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DAA4E5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DAA4E5">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #AEE5A4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DAA4E5: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DAA4E5

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:

How #DAA4E5 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 #DAA4E5 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

← #DAA4E4  ·  #DAA4E6 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DAA4E5?

#DAA4E5 is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 218, 164, 229). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DAA4E5?

#DAA4E5 is RGB 218, 164, 229 — HSL 290°, 56%, 77% — CMYK 5%, 28%, 0%, 10%.

What colors go with #DAA4E5?

Its complement is #AEE5A4; analogous partners are #B9A4E5 and #E5A4CF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DAA4E5 for text?

Black text on #DAA4E5 has a contrast ratio of 10.42:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.01:1.