Palettes / Colors / #DAAEEE
#DAAEEE — Light Purple
#DAAEEE 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 #DAAEEE 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.
#DAAEEE 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 #C3EEAF; it also sits naturally between #BBAFEE and #EEAFE2. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DAAEEE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 218, 174, 238 |
| HSL | 281°, 65%, 81% |
| HSV | 281°, 27%, 93% |
| CMYK | 8%, 27%, 0%, 7% |
| XYZ | 59.48, 51.35, 87.67 |
| Yxy | 51.35, 0.2997, 0.2587 |
| CIE-Lab | 76.89, 27.29, -25.90 |
| Hunter Lab | 71.66, 27.01, -27.28 |
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
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CSS code for #DAAEEE
.text { color: #DAAEEE; }
.background { background-color: #DAAEEE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DAAEEE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 174, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(281, 65%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DAAEEE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 174, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DAAEEE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 174, 238, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DAAEEE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DAAEEE">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #C3EEAF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.86:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 11.27:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DAAEEE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DAAEEE
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 #DAAEEE: ·
How #DAAEEE 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 #DAAEEE 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 #DAAEEE?
#DAAEEE is Light Purple, a purple color (RGB 218, 174, 238). Its closest standard named color is Plum.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DAAEEE?
#DAAEEE is RGB 218, 174, 238 — HSL 281°, 65%, 81% — CMYK 8%, 27%, 0%, 7%.
What colors go with #DAAEEE?
Its complement is #C3EEAF; analogous partners are #BBAFEE and #EEAFE2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DAAEEE for text?
Black text on #DAAEEE has a contrast ratio of 11.27:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.86:1.