Palettes / Colors / #DAA8DC

#DAA8DC — Light Muted Pink

#DAA8DC 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 #DAA8DC 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.

#DAA8DC 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 #A9DCA7; it also sits naturally between #C0A7DC and #DCA7C4. 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 66% · Blue 86%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 24% · Yellow 0% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DAA8DC

.text { color: #DAA8DC; }
.background { background-color: #DAA8DC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DAA8DC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 168, 220); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(298, 43%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DAA8DC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 168, 220, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DAA8DC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 168, 220, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DAA8DC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DAA8DC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A9DCA7:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DAA8DC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DAA8DC

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 #DAA8DC 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 #DAA8DC 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

← #DAA8DB  ·  #DAA8DD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DAA8DC?

#DAA8DC is Light Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 218, 168, 220). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DAA8DC?

#DAA8DC is RGB 218, 168, 220 — HSL 298°, 43%, 76% — CMYK 1%, 24%, 0%, 14%.

What colors go with #DAA8DC?

Its complement is #A9DCA7; analogous partners are #C0A7DC and #DCA7C4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DAA8DC for text?

Black text on #DAA8DC has a contrast ratio of 10.62:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.98:1.