Palettes / Colors / #DBADDE

#DBADDE — Light Muted Pink

#DBADDE is a pink color we call Light Muted Pink, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: plum (#DDA0DD) — not an exact match. CSS plum gives you #DDA0DD, a different color; use #DBADDE 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.

#DBADDE is a cool pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #AEDEAB; it also sits naturally between #C1ABDE and #DEABC8. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 86% · Green 68% · Blue 87%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 22% · Yellow 0% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DBADDE

.text { color: #DBADDE; }
.background { background-color: #DBADDE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DBADDE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 173, 222); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(296, 43%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DBADDE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 173, 222, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DBADDE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 173, 222, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DBADDE

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #AEDEAB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DBADDE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DBADDE

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 #DBADDE 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 #DBADDE 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

← #DBADDD  ·  #DBADDF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DBADDE?

#DBADDE is Light Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 219, 173, 222). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DBADDE?

#DBADDE is RGB 219, 173, 222 — HSL 296°, 43%, 77% — CMYK 1%, 22%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #DBADDE?

Its complement is #AEDEAB; analogous partners are #C1ABDE and #DEABC8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DBADDE for text?

Black text on #DBADDE has a contrast ratio of 11.04:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.90:1.