Palettes / Colors / #DAACE7

#DAACE7 — Light Purple

#DAACE7 is a purple color we call Light 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 #DAACE7 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.

#DAACE7 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 #B9E7AC; it also sits naturally between #BDACE7 and #E7ACD6. 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 67% · Blue 91%

Cyan 6% · Magenta 26% · Yellow 0% · Key 9%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DAACE7

.text { color: #DAACE7; }
.background { background-color: #DAACE7; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DAACE7; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 172, 231); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(287, 55%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DAACE7; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 172, 231, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DAACE7; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 172, 231, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DAACE7">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DAACE7">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B9E7AC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DAACE7: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DAACE7

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 #DAACE7 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 #DAACE7 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

← #DAACE6  ·  #DAACE8 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DAACE7?

#DAACE7 is Light Purple, a purple color (RGB 218, 172, 231). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DAACE7?

#DAACE7 is RGB 218, 172, 231 — HSL 287°, 55%, 79% — CMYK 6%, 26%, 0%, 9%.

What colors go with #DAACE7?

Its complement is #B9E7AC; analogous partners are #BDACE7 and #E7ACD6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DAACE7 for text?

Black text on #DAACE7 has a contrast ratio of 11.04:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.90:1.