Palettes / Colors / #DAABFA
#DAABFA — Pale Vivid Purple
#DAABFA 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 #DAABFA 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.
#DAABFA 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 #CCFAAD; it also sits naturally between #B5ADFA and #FAADF3. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DAABFA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 218, 171, 250 |
| HSL | 276°, 89%, 83% |
| HSV | 276°, 32%, 98% |
| CMYK | 13%, 32%, 0%, 2% |
| XYZ | 60.73, 50.93, 97.07 |
| Yxy | 50.93, 0.2909, 0.2440 |
| CIE-Lab | 76.64, 31.35, -32.77 |
| Hunter Lab | 71.37, 31.31, -35.90 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 85% · Green 67% · Blue 98%
Cyan 13% · Magenta 32% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DAABFA
.text { color: #DAABFA; }
.background { background-color: #DAABFA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DAABFA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 171, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(276, 89%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DAABFA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 171, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DAABFA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 171, 250, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DAABFA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DAABFA">Div content here</div>
Shades of #DAABFA
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #CCFAAD:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.88:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 11.19:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DAABFA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DAABFA
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 #DAABFA: ·
How #DAABFA 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 #DAABFA 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 #DAABFA?
#DAABFA is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 218, 171, 250). Its closest standard named color is Plum.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DAABFA?
#DAABFA is RGB 218, 171, 250 — HSL 276°, 89%, 83% — CMYK 13%, 32%, 0%, 2%.
What colors go with #DAABFA?
Its complement is #CCFAAD; analogous partners are #B5ADFA and #FAADF3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DAABFA for text?
Black text on #DAABFA has a contrast ratio of 11.19:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.88:1.