Palettes / Colors / #DAADE4

#DAADE4 — Light Muted Purple

#DAADE4 is a purple color we call Light Muted 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 #DAADE4 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.

#DAADE4 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 #B8E4AF; it also sits naturally between #C0AFE4 and #E4AFD3. 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 68% · Blue 89%

Cyan 4% · Magenta 24% · Yellow 0% · Key 11%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DAADE4

.text { color: #DAADE4; }
.background { background-color: #DAADE4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DAADE4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 173, 228); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(289, 50%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DAADE4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 173, 228, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DAADE4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 173, 228, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DAADE4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DAADE4">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DAADE4

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B8E4AF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DAADE4: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DAADE4

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 #DAADE4 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 #DAADE4 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

← #DAADE3  ·  #DAADE5 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DAADE4?

#DAADE4 is Light Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 218, 173, 228). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DAADE4?

#DAADE4 is RGB 218, 173, 228 — HSL 289°, 50%, 79% — CMYK 4%, 24%, 0%, 11%.

What colors go with #DAADE4?

Its complement is #B8E4AF; analogous partners are #C0AFE4 and #E4AFD3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DAADE4 for text?

Black text on #DAADE4 has a contrast ratio of 11.08:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.90:1.