Palettes / Colors / #DAC2FA

#DAC2FA — Pale Vivid Purple

#DAC2FA is a purple color we call Pale Vivid Purple, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: thistle (#D8BFD8) — not an exact match. CSS thistle gives you #D8BFD8, a different color; use #DAC2FA 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.

#DAC2FA 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 #E2FAC2; it also sits naturally between #C2C5FA and #F6C2FA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

Copy HEX Copy RGB Copy HSL Download PNG swatch SVG

Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 85% · Green 76% · Blue 98%

Cyan 13% · Magenta 22% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DAC2FA

.text { color: #DAC2FA; }
.background { background-color: #DAC2FA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DAC2FA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 194, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(266, 85%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DAC2FA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 194, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DAC2FA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 194, 250, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DAC2FA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DAC2FA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DAC2FA

Tints of #DAC2FA

Tones of #DAC2FA

Color harmonies

Complementary — #E2FAC2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DAC2FA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DAC2FA

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:

How #DAC2FA 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 #DAC2FA rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DAC2F9  ·  #DAC2FB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DAC2FA?

#DAC2FA is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 218, 194, 250). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DAC2FA?

#DAC2FA is RGB 218, 194, 250 — HSL 266°, 85%, 87% — CMYK 13%, 22%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #DAC2FA?

Its complement is #E2FAC2; analogous partners are #C2C5FA and #F6C2FA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DAC2FA for text?

Black text on #DAC2FA has a contrast ratio of 13.08:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.61:1.