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#DAAFF3 — Pale Purple

#DAAFF3 is a purple color we call Pale 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 #DAAFF3 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.

#DAAFF3 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 #C8F3AF; it also sits naturally between #B8AFF3 and #F3AFEA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DAAFF3 · RGB 218, 175, 243

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Color values

HEX#DAAFF3
RGB218, 175, 243
HSL278°, 74%, 82%
HSV278°, 28%, 95%
CMYK10%, 28%, 0%, 5%
XYZ60.42, 52.04, 91.65
Yxy52.04, 0.2960, 0.2549
CIE-Lab77.30, 27.75, -27.97
Hunter Lab72.14, 27.56, -29.87

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 85% · Green 69% · Blue 95%

Cyan 10% · Magenta 28% · Yellow 0% · Key 5%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DAAFF3 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DAAFF3 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DAAFF3

.text { color: #DAAFF3; }
.background { background-color: #DAAFF3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DAAFF3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 175, 243); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(278, 74%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DAAFF3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 175, 243, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DAAFF3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 175, 243, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DAAFF3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DAAFF3">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DAAFF3

#CA8CEE#B968E8#AB49E4#9B26DF#831DBF#6B179B#521278#3D0D59#250835#0C0312

Tints of #DAAFF3

#DCB4F4#E0BCF5#E2C1F6#E6CAF7#E8CEF8#EBD3F8#EFDCFA#F1E0FA#F5E9FC#F7EDFC

Tones of #DAAFF3

#D9B4EE#D8B9E9#D6BEE4#D5C2E0#D4C7DB#D2CCD6

Color harmonies

Complementary — #C8F3AF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.84:1 Fails
Against black text11.41:1 AAA

Best text color on #DAAFF3: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DAAFF3

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 #DAAFF3: ·

How #DAAFF3 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #C7C7E3Deuteranopia · #CACDDFTritanopia · #D8D6D3

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 · #F8F9FATailwind purple 500 · #A855F7Tailwind fuchsia 500 · #D946EF

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DAAFF3 rather than the exact color:

Golden Ruby Horizon
#45860B · #B5F158 · #8113E5 · #DCB0F4
Palette Aae3e2
#AAE3E2 · #D9ACF5 · #FFCEFE · #FDEBED
Velvet Ruby Petal
#118CAF · #1656E4 · #7760F0 · #DAABF7
Mellow Orchard
#399716 · #77E547 · #B234E2 · #D7B3EF
Royal Ruby Terrace
#CDD3EC · #E0AEEF · #F2D5DC · #ECDDB7
Palette Fbf0b2
#FBF0B2 · #FFC7EA · #D8B4F8 · #CAEDFF

Similar colors

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

#DCB0F4#D9ACF5#DAABF7#D7B3EF#E0AEEF#D8B4F8#DCB1EC#DAB8F0#E4B1F0#D5AAEB#D4ADFC#DAA5EE

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DAAFF2  ·  #DAAFF4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DAAFF3?

#DAAFF3 is Pale Purple, a purple color (RGB 218, 175, 243). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DAAFF3?

#DAAFF3 is RGB 218, 175, 243 — HSL 278°, 74%, 82% — CMYK 10%, 28%, 0%, 5%.

What colors go with #DAAFF3?

Its complement is #C8F3AF; analogous partners are #B8AFF3 and #F3AFEA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DAAFF3 for text?

Black text on #DAAFF3 has a contrast ratio of 11.41:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.84:1.