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#DAAEEB — Light Purple

#DAAEEB 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 #DAAEEB 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.

#DAAEEB 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 #BFEBAD; it also sits naturally between #BBADEB and #EBADDD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DAAEEB · RGB 218, 174, 235

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Color values

HEX#DAAEEB
RGB218, 174, 235
HSL283°, 60%, 80%
HSV283°, 26%, 92%
CMYK7%, 26%, 0%, 8%
XYZ59.04, 51.18, 85.36
Yxy51.18, 0.3019, 0.2617
CIE-Lab76.79, 26.69, -24.44
Hunter Lab71.54, 26.37, -25.51

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

Sample text in #DAAEEB on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DAAEEB on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DAAEEB

.text { color: #DAAEEB; }
.background { background-color: #DAAEEB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DAAEEB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 174, 235); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(283, 60%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DAAEEB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 174, 235, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DAAEEB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 174, 235, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DAAEEB

#CA8DE2#BD70DB#AE50D3#A133CC#872BAB#6D238B#571C6E#3D134E#270C31#0D0410

Tints of #DAAEEB

#DDB6ED#DFBAEE#E3C2F0#E5C6F1#E8CEF3#ECD6F5#EEDAF6#F2E2F8#F4E7F9#F7EFFB

Tones of #DAAEEB

#D7B2E6#D6B6E2#D4BBDD#D2BFD9#D0C3D5#CEC7D1

Color harmonies

Complementary — #BFEBAD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.87:1 Fails
Against black text11.24:1 AAA

Best text color on #DAAEEB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DAAEEB

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #DAAEEB: ·

How #DAAEEB looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #C7C7DCDeuteranopia · #CACDD9Tritanopia · #D8D1CE

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind purple 500 · #A855F7

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DAAEEB rather than the exact color:

Golden Ruby Marble
#4DC121 · #8EE771 · #9A22C8 · #DCB1EC
Frozen Opal
#64A71B · #ACE041 · #7F29DC · #D5AAEB
Mellow Orchard
#399716 · #77E547 · #B234E2 · #D7B3EF
Royal Ruby Terrace
#CDD3EC · #E0AEEF · #F2D5DC · #ECDDB7
Crimson Twilight
#841A8E · #D3C526 · #54E0D4 · #D7A9E6
Rustic Ruby Zephyr
#A427AC · #D8D051 · #48D6CD · #DCB4E5

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#DCB1EC#D5AAEB#D7B3EF#E0AEEF#D7A9E6#DCB4E5#D3A9E9#E0AFE4#DCB0F4#DAA5EE#D9ACF5#E5AFEC

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DAAEEA  ·  #DAAEEC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DAAEEB?

#DAAEEB is Light Purple, a purple color (RGB 218, 174, 235). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DAAEEB?

#DAAEEB is RGB 218, 174, 235 — HSL 283°, 60%, 80% — CMYK 7%, 26%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #DAAEEB?

Its complement is #BFEBAD; analogous partners are #BBADEB and #EBADDD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DAAEEB for text?

Black text on #DAAEEB has a contrast ratio of 11.24:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.87:1.