Palettes / Colors / #DAABDD
#DAABDD — Light Muted Pink
#DAABDD 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 #DAABDD 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.
#DAABDD 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 #AFDDAC; it also sits naturally between #C1ACDD and #DDACC8. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DAABDD |
|---|---|
| RGB | 218, 171, 221 |
| HSL | 296°, 42%, 77% |
| HSV | 296°, 23%, 87% |
| CMYK | 1%, 23%, 0%, 13% |
| XYZ | 56.53, 49.25, 74.93 |
| Yxy | 49.25, 0.3128, 0.2725 |
| CIE-Lab | 75.61, 25.62, -18.63 |
| Hunter Lab | 70.18, 25.10, -18.69 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 85% · Green 67% · Blue 87%
Cyan 1% · Magenta 23% · Yellow 0% · Key 13%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DAABDD
.text { color: #DAABDD; }
.background { background-color: #DAABDD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DAABDD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 171, 221); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(296, 42%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DAABDD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 171, 221, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DAABDD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 171, 221, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DAABDD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DAABDD">Div content here</div>
Shades of #DAABDD
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Tones of #DAABDD
Color harmonies
Complementary — #AFDDAC:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.94:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 10.85:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DAABDD: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DAABDD
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 #DAABDD: ·
How #DAABDD 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 #DAABDD 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 #DAABDD?
#DAABDD is Light Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 218, 171, 221). Its closest standard named color is Plum.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DAABDD?
#DAABDD is RGB 218, 171, 221 — HSL 296°, 42%, 77% — CMYK 1%, 23%, 0%, 13%.
What colors go with #DAABDD?
Its complement is #AFDDAC; analogous partners are #C1ACDD and #DDACC8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DAABDD for text?
Black text on #DAABDD has a contrast ratio of 10.85:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.94:1.