Palettes / Colors / #DAAEEA

#DAAEEA — Light Purple

#DAAEEA 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 #DAAEEA 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.

#DAAEEA 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 #BEEAAE; it also sits naturally between #BCAEEA and #EAAEDC. 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 92%

Cyan 7% · Magenta 26% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DAAEEA

.text { color: #DAAEEA; }
.background { background-color: #DAAEEA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DAAEEA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 174, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(284, 59%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DAAEEA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 174, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DAAEEA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 174, 234, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DAAEEA

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BEEAAE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DAAEEA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DAAEEA

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 #DAAEEA 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 #DAAEEA 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

← #DAAEE9  ·  #DAAEEB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DAAEEA?

#DAAEEA is Light Purple, a purple color (RGB 218, 174, 234). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DAAEEA?

#DAAEEA is RGB 218, 174, 234 — HSL 284°, 59%, 80% — CMYK 7%, 26%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #DAAEEA?

Its complement is #BEEAAE; analogous partners are #BCAEEA and #EAAEDC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DAAEEA for text?

Black text on #DAAEEA has a contrast ratio of 11.22:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.87:1.