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#DAAFDC — Light Muted Pink

#DAAFDC is a pink color we call Light Muted Pink, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: plum (#DDA0DD) — not an exact match. CSS plum gives you #DDA0DD, a different color; use #DAAFDC 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.

#DAAFDC is a cool pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #B0DBAD; it also sits naturally between #C2ADDB and #DBADC7. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DAAFDC · RGB 218, 175, 220

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Color values

HEX#DAAFDC
RGB218, 175, 220
HSL297°, 39%, 77%
HSV297°, 20%, 86%
CMYK1%, 20%, 0%, 14%
XYZ57.16, 50.73, 74.49
Yxy50.73, 0.3134, 0.2782
CIE-Lab76.52, 23.27, -16.72
Hunter Lab71.23, 22.76, -16.64

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 85% · Green 69% · Blue 86%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 20% · Yellow 0% · Key 14%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #DAAFDC

.text { color: #DAAFDC; }
.background { background-color: #DAAFDC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DAAFDC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 175, 220); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(297, 39%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DAAFDC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 175, 220, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DAAFDC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 175, 220, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DAAFDC

#CD95D0#C078C4#B55FB9#A54BAA#8D4091#723375#5A285C#411E43#261127#0E060E

Tints of #DAAFDC

#DCB5DE#E0BCE1#E3C3E5#E6CAE8#E9D1EB#EBD4EC#EEDCEF#F2E3F3#F5EAF6#F8F1F9

Tones of #DAAFDC

#D6B1D8#D3B4D5#D0B7D1#CDBACE#CABECB#C8C1C8

Color harmonies

Complementary — #B0DBAD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.88:1 Fails
Against black text11.15:1 AAA

Best text color on #DAAFDC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DAAFDC

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 #DAAFDC: ·

How #DAAFDC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #C7C7D1Deuteranopia · #CACDCFTritanopia · #D8C9C7

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 #DAAFDC rather than the exact color:

Palette Bae5d5
#BAE5D5 · #D7ACD4 · #EEC2C2 · #F2F2B0
Palette 213c51
#213C51 · #6594B1 · #DDAED3 · #EEEEEE
Scarlet Ruby Aurora
#5C8F2A · #B7D87B · #A472D5 · #D1B0E0
Mellow Ruby Canyon
#732B79 · #BDB443 · #6ECCC5 · #D6B8DB
Lucky Terrace
#9526B2 · #AD9125 · #4FD9BD · #E0AFE4
Mellow Ruby Ember
#3D7D26 · #93CE60 · #AE5ACC · #D4B5E2

Similar colors

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

#D7ACD4#DDAED3#D1B0E0#D6B8DB#E0AFE4#D4B5E2#DCB4E5#E3B0D6#D7A9E6#DAB8D3#E1AFD1#E0AED0

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DAAFDB  ·  #DAAFDD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DAAFDC?

#DAAFDC is Light Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 218, 175, 220). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DAAFDC?

#DAAFDC is RGB 218, 175, 220 — HSL 297°, 39%, 77% — CMYK 1%, 20%, 0%, 14%.

What colors go with #DAAFDC?

Its complement is #B0DBAD; analogous partners are #C2ADDB and #DBADC7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DAAFDC for text?

Black text on #DAAFDC has a contrast ratio of 11.15:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.88:1.