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#DAAFDE — Light Muted Pink

#DAAFDE 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 #DAAFDE 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.

#DAAFDE is a cool pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #B3DEAF; it also sits naturally between #C3AFDE and #DEAFCB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DAAFDE · RGB 218, 175, 222

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Color values

HEX#DAAFDE
RGB218, 175, 222
HSL295°, 42%, 78%
HSV295°, 21%, 87%
CMYK2%, 21%, 0%, 13%
XYZ57.43, 50.84, 75.89
Yxy50.84, 0.3118, 0.2761
CIE-Lab76.58, 23.64, -17.70
Hunter Lab71.30, 23.16, -17.73

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 85% · Green 69% · Blue 87%

Cyan 2% · Magenta 21% · Yellow 0% · Key 13%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #DAAFDE

.text { color: #DAAFDE; }
.background { background-color: #DAAFDE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DAAFDE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 175, 222); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(295, 42%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DAAFDE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 175, 222, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DAAFDE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 175, 222, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DAAFDE

#CF96D4#C279C8#B660BE#A547AE#8D3D94#75327B#5A265E#411C45#261028#0E060E

Tints of #DAAFDE

#DEB7E1#E1BEE4#E3C1E6#E6C9E9#E9D0EC#EDD7EF#F0DEF2#F2E2F3#F5E9F6#F8F1F9

Tones of #DAAFDE

#D8B3DB#D5B6D8#D2B9D4#CFBDD1#CDC0CE#CAC4CA

Color harmonies

Complementary — #B3DEAF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.88:1 Fails
Against black text11.17:1 AAA

Best text color on #DAAFDE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DAAFDE

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 #DAAFDE: ·

How #DAAFDE looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #C7C7D3Deuteranopia · #CACDD0Tritanopia · #D8CAC8

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 #DAAFDE rather than the exact color:

Lucky Terrace
#9526B2 · #AD9125 · #4FD9BD · #E0AFE4
Rustic Ruby Zephyr
#A427AC · #D8D051 · #48D6CD · #DCB4E5
Scarlet Ruby Aurora
#5C8F2A · #B7D87B · #A472D5 · #D1B0E0
Mellow Ruby Ember
#3D7D26 · #93CE60 · #AE5ACC · #D4B5E2
Mellow Ruby Canyon
#732B79 · #BDB443 · #6ECCC5 · #D6B8DB
Crimson Twilight
#841A8E · #D3C526 · #54E0D4 · #D7A9E6

Similar colors

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

#E0AFE4#DCB4E5#D1B0E0#D4B5E2#D6B8DB#D7A9E6#D7ACD4#DDAED3#E3B0D6#DCBBE3#E5A7DD#DAB8D3

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DAAFDD  ·  #DAAFDF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DAAFDE?

#DAAFDE is Light Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 218, 175, 222). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DAAFDE?

#DAAFDE is RGB 218, 175, 222 — HSL 295°, 42%, 78% — CMYK 2%, 21%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #DAAFDE?

Its complement is #B3DEAF; analogous partners are #C3AFDE and #DEAFCB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DAAFDE for text?

Black text on #DAAFDE has a contrast ratio of 11.17:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.88:1.