Palettes / Colors / #DAAFE4
#DAAFE4 — Light Muted Purple
#DAAFE4 is a purple color we call Light Muted 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 #DAAFE4 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.
#DAAFE4 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 #B8E4AF; it also sits naturally between #C0AFE4 and #E4AFD3. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DAAFE4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 218, 175, 228 |
| HSL | 289°, 50%, 79% |
| HSV | 289°, 23%, 89% |
| CMYK | 4%, 23%, 0%, 11% |
| XYZ | 58.25, 51.17, 80.21 |
| Yxy | 51.17, 0.3072, 0.2698 |
| CIE-Lab | 76.78, 24.79, -20.66 |
| Hunter Lab | 71.53, 24.37, -21.08 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 85% · Green 69% · Blue 89%
Cyan 4% · Magenta 23% · Yellow 0% · Key 11%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DAAFE4
.text { color: #DAAFE4; }
.background { background-color: #DAAFE4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DAAFE4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 175, 228); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(289, 50%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DAAFE4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 175, 228, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DAAFE4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 175, 228, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DAAFE4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DAAFE4">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #B8E4AF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.87:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 11.23:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DAAFE4: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DAAFE4
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 #DAAFE4: ·
How #DAAFE4 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 #DAAFE4 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 #DAAFE4?
#DAAFE4 is Light Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 218, 175, 228). Its closest standard named color is Plum.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DAAFE4?
#DAAFE4 is RGB 218, 175, 228 — HSL 289°, 50%, 79% — CMYK 4%, 23%, 0%, 11%.
What colors go with #DAAFE4?
Its complement is #B8E4AF; analogous partners are #C0AFE4 and #E4AFD3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DAAFE4 for text?
Black text on #DAAFE4 has a contrast ratio of 11.23:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.87:1.