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#DAAFED — Light Purple

#DAAFED 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 #DAAFED 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.

#DAAFED 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 #C2EDB0; it also sits naturally between #BCB0ED and #EDB0E1. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DAAFED · RGB 218, 175, 237

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Color values

HEX#DAAFED
RGB218, 175, 237
HSL282°, 63%, 81%
HSV282°, 26%, 93%
CMYK8%, 26%, 0%, 7%
XYZ59.53, 51.68, 86.96
Yxy51.68, 0.3004, 0.2608
CIE-Lab77.09, 26.55, -25.06
Hunter Lab71.89, 26.26, -26.28

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 85% · Green 69% · Blue 93%

Cyan 8% · Magenta 26% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #DAAFED

.text { color: #DAAFED; }
.background { background-color: #DAAFED; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DAAFED; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 175, 237); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(282, 63%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DAAFED; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 175, 237, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DAAFED; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 175, 237, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DAAFED

#CC8FE6#BE72DF#AF50D7#A02FD0#8929B3#702191#561970#3D124F#260B32#0D0411

Tints of #DAAFED

#DFB8EF#E0BCF0#E4C5F2#E6C9F3#EAD1F5#ECD5F6#F0DEF7#F2E2F8#F5EAFA#F7EEFB

Tones of #DAAFED

#D9B4E9#D7B9E4#D6BDE0#D4C1DC#D2C6D7#D0CAD3

Color harmonies

Complementary — #C2EDB0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.85:1 Fails
Against black text11.34:1 AAA

Best text color on #DAAFED: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DAAFED

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 #DAAFED: ·

How #DAAFED 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 · #D8D2D0

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 #DAAFED 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
Golden Ruby Horizon
#45860B · #B5F158 · #8113E5 · #DCB0F4
Frozen Opal
#64A71B · #ACE041 · #7F29DC · #D5AAEB
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#DCB0F4#D5AAEB#D9ACF5#DAB8F0#DCB4E5#D7A9E6#DAA5EE#D3A9E9#E4B1F0

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DAAFEC  ·  #DAAFEE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DAAFED?

#DAAFED is Light Purple, a purple color (RGB 218, 175, 237). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DAAFED?

#DAAFED is RGB 218, 175, 237 — HSL 282°, 63%, 81% — CMYK 8%, 26%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #DAAFED?

Its complement is #C2EDB0; analogous partners are #BCB0ED and #EDB0E1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DAAFED for text?

Black text on #DAAFED has a contrast ratio of 11.34:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.85:1.