Palettes / Colors / #DACEFE
#DACEFE — Pale Vivid Purple
#DACEFE 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 #DACEFE 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.
#DACEFE 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 #F2FECD; it also sits naturally between #CDD9FE and #F2CDFE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DACEFE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 218, 206, 254 |
| HSL | 255°, 96%, 90% |
| HSV | 255°, 19%, 100% |
| CMYK | 14%, 19%, 0%, 0% |
| XYZ | 68.87, 66.20, 102.91 |
| Yxy | 66.20, 0.2894, 0.2782 |
| CIE-Lab | 85.10, 13.32, -21.97 |
| Hunter Lab | 81.37, 13.26, -23.33 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 85% · Green 81% · Blue 100%
Cyan 14% · Magenta 19% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DACEFE
.text { color: #DACEFE; }
.background { background-color: #DACEFE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DACEFE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 206, 254); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(255, 96%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DACEFE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 206, 254, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DACEFE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 206, 254, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DACEFE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DACEFE">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #F2FECD:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.47:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.24:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DACEFE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DACEFE
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 #DACEFE: ·
How #DACEFE 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 #DACEFE 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 #DACEFE?
#DACEFE is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 218, 206, 254). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DACEFE?
#DACEFE is RGB 218, 206, 254 — HSL 255°, 96%, 90% — CMYK 14%, 19%, 0%, 0%.
What colors go with #DACEFE?
Its complement is #F2FECD; analogous partners are #CDD9FE and #F2CDFE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DACEFE for text?
Black text on #DACEFE has a contrast ratio of 14.24:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.47:1.