Palettes / Colors / #DAAEEC
#DAAEEC — Light Purple
#DAAEEC 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 #DAAEEC 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.
#DAAEEC 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 #BEECAC; it also sits naturally between #BAACEC and #ECACDE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DAAEEC |
|---|---|
| RGB | 218, 174, 236 |
| HSL | 283°, 62%, 80% |
| HSV | 283°, 26%, 93% |
| CMYK | 8%, 26%, 0%, 7% |
| XYZ | 59.19, 51.23, 86.13 |
| Yxy | 51.23, 0.3011, 0.2607 |
| CIE-Lab | 76.82, 26.89, -24.93 |
| Hunter Lab | 71.58, 26.59, -26.10 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 85% · Green 68% · Blue 93%
Cyan 8% · Magenta 26% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DAAEEC
.text { color: #DAAEEC; }
.background { background-color: #DAAEEC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DAAEEC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 174, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(283, 62%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DAAEEC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 174, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DAAEEC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 174, 236, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DAAEEC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DAAEEC">Div content here</div>
Shades of #DAAEEC
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #BEECAC:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.87:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 11.25:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DAAEEC: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DAAEEC
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 #DAAEEC: ·
How #DAAEEC 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 #DAAEEC 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 #DAAEEC?
#DAAEEC is Light Purple, a purple color (RGB 218, 174, 236). Its closest standard named color is Plum.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DAAEEC?
#DAAEEC is RGB 218, 174, 236 — HSL 283°, 62%, 80% — CMYK 8%, 26%, 0%, 7%.
What colors go with #DAAEEC?
Its complement is #BEECAC; analogous partners are #BAACEC and #ECACDE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DAAEEC for text?
Black text on #DAAEEC has a contrast ratio of 11.25:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.87:1.