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#DACEFC — Pale Vivid Purple

#DACEFC is a purple color we call Pale Vivid Purple, closest to the named color Lavender (#E6E6FA). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lavender (#E6E6FA) — not an exact match. CSS lavender gives you #E6E6FA, a different color; use #DACEFC 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.

#DACEFC 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 #F0FCCF; it also sits naturally between #CFDAFC and #F1CFFC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DACEFC · RGB 218, 206, 252

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Color values

HEX#DACEFC
RGB218, 206, 252
HSL256°, 88%, 90%
HSV256°, 18%, 99%
CMYK13%, 18%, 0%, 1%
XYZ68.56, 66.08, 101.24
Yxy66.08, 0.2907, 0.2801
CIE-Lab85.04, 12.91, -21.01
Hunter Lab81.29, 12.83, -22.19

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 85% · Green 81% · Blue 99%

Cyan 13% · Magenta 18% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #DACEFC

.text { color: #DACEFC; }
.background { background-color: #DACEFC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DACEFC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 206, 252); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(256, 88%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DACEFC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 206, 252, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DACEFC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 206, 252, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DACEFC

#BBA4F9#9E7EF7#7E52F4#612CF2#470EE1#390CB6#2D0990#200665#14043E#060113

Tints of #DACEFC

#DFD4FC#DFD4FC#E2D9FD#E2D9FD#E6DDFD#E9E2FD#E9E2FD#EDE7FD#EDE7FD#F1ECFE

Tones of #DACEFC

#DDD2F9#DED5F6#E0D9F2#E1DCEF#E3DFEC#E4E2E9

Color harmonies

Complementary — #F0FCCF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.48:1 Fails
Against black text14.22:1 AAA

Best text color on #DACEFC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DACEFC

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 #DACEFC: ·

How #DACEFC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D5D5F1Deuteranopia · #D6D6EETritanopia · #D9E8E6

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 #DACEFC rather than the exact color:

Palette 493d9e
#493D9E · #B2A5FF · #DAD2FF · #FFF2AF
Palette Fff3da
#FFF3DA · #DFCCFB · #D0BFFF · #BEADFA
Palette Beadfa
#BEADFA · #D0BFFF · #DFCCFB · #FFF8C9
Burning Ruby Ember
#3E840C · #A9EE43 · #A642EE · #DDC8F6
Misty Garden
#558C19 · #ACE777 · #8434DB · #DBCEF3
Radiant Ruby Whisper
#DCCEF3 · #A078DE · #501D9F · #231042

Similar colors

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

#DAD2FF#DFCCFB#DDC8F6#DBCEF3#DCCEF3#D7D2F4#D9D3F4#DCD6F7#D3D1F5#DBCBF1#E5D1FA#DACAF1

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DACEFB  ·  #DACEFD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DACEFC?

#DACEFC is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 218, 206, 252). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DACEFC?

#DACEFC is RGB 218, 206, 252 — HSL 256°, 88%, 90% — CMYK 13%, 18%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #DACEFC?

Its complement is #F0FCCF; analogous partners are #CFDAFC and #F1CFFC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DACEFC for text?

Black text on #DACEFC has a contrast ratio of 14.22:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.48:1.