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#DAAEED — Light Purple

#DAAEED 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 #DAAEED 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.

#DAAEED 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 #C2EEB0; it also sits naturally between #BCB0EE and #EEB0E1. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DAAEED · RGB 218, 174, 237

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Color values

HEX#DAAEED
RGB218, 174, 237
HSL282°, 64%, 81%
HSV282°, 27%, 93%
CMYK8%, 27%, 0%, 7%
XYZ59.34, 51.29, 86.89
Yxy51.29, 0.3004, 0.2597
CIE-Lab76.86, 27.09, -25.42
Hunter Lab71.62, 26.80, -26.69

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 85% · Green 68% · Blue 93%

Cyan 8% · Magenta 27% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #DAAEED

.text { color: #DAAEED; }
.background { background-color: #DAAEED; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DAAEED; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 174, 237); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(282, 64%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DAAEED; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 174, 237, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DAAEED; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 174, 237, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DAAEED

#CC8EE6#BE71E0#AF4FD8#A02ED1#8A27B4#702092#561971#3D114F#260B32#0D0411

Tints of #DAAEED

#DFB8EF#E1BCF0#E4C4F2#E6C9F3#EAD1F5#ECD5F6#F0DEF8#F2E2F9#F6EAFA#F7EEFB

Tones of #DAAEED

#D9B4E9#D7B8E5#D6BDE0#D4C1DC#D2C6D7#D0CAD3

Color harmonies

Complementary — #C2EEB0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.87:1 Fails
Against black text11.26:1 AAA

Best text color on #DAAEED: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DAAEED

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 #DAAEED: ·

How #DAAEED looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #C7C7DEDeuteranopia · #CACDDATritanopia · #D8D2CF

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 #DAAEED rather than the exact color:

Golden Ruby Marble
#4DC121 · #8EE771 · #9A22C8 · #DCB1EC
Mellow Orchard
#399716 · #77E547 · #B234E2 · #D7B3EF
Royal Ruby Terrace
#CDD3EC · #E0AEEF · #F2D5DC · #ECDDB7
Frozen Opal
#64A71B · #ACE041 · #7F29DC · #D5AAEB
Golden Ruby Horizon
#45860B · #B5F158 · #8113E5 · #DCB0F4
Palette Aae3e2
#AAE3E2 · #D9ACF5 · #FFCEFE · #FDEBED

Similar colors

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

#DCB1EC#D7B3EF#E0AEEF#D5AAEB#DCB0F4#D9ACF5#DAA5EE#D7A9E6#D3A9E9#DCB4E5#DAB8F0#DAABF7

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DAAEEC  ·  #DAAEEE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DAAEED?

#DAAEED is Light Purple, a purple color (RGB 218, 174, 237). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DAAEED?

#DAAEED is RGB 218, 174, 237 — HSL 282°, 64%, 81% — CMYK 8%, 27%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #DAAEED?

Its complement is #C2EEB0; analogous partners are #BCB0EE and #EEB0E1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DAAEED for text?

Black text on #DAAEED has a contrast ratio of 11.26:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.87:1.