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#DCA2FB — Light Vivid Purple

#DCA2FB is a purple color we call Light Vivid 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 #DCA2FB 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.

#DCA2FB 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 #C1FBA2; it also sits naturally between #AFA2FB and #FBA2EE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DCA2FB · RGB 220, 162, 251

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Color values

HEX#DCA2FB
RGB220, 162, 251
HSL279°, 92%, 81%
HSV279°, 35%, 98%
CMYK12%, 35%, 0%, 2%
XYZ59.85, 48.02, 97.38
Yxy48.02, 0.2916, 0.2340
CIE-Lab74.84, 37.01, -36.08
Hunter Lab69.30, 37.17, -40.07

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 86% · Green 64% · Blue 98%

Cyan 12% · Magenta 35% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DCA2FB on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DCA2FB on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DCA2FB

.text { color: #DCA2FB; }
.background { background-color: #DCA2FB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCA2FB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 162, 251); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(279, 92%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCA2FB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 162, 251, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCA2FB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 162, 251, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DCA2FB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DCA2FB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DCA2FB

#CD7BF9#C059F8#B131F6#A30AF5#8C09D3#7207AB#580684#3E045D#27023B#0D0114

Tints of #DCA2FB

#E0ACFC#E1B1FC#E5BAFC#E7BFFC#EBC9FD#EDCEFD#F0D8FD#F2DDFE#F6E7FE#F8EBFE

Tones of #DCA2FB

#DAA8F5#D8AFEF#D6B5E8#D4BCE1#D2C2DB#D0C8D5

Color harmonies

Complementary — #C1FBA2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.98:1 Fails
Against black text10.60:1 AAA

Best text color on #DCA2FB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DCA2FB

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 #DCA2FB: ·

How #DCA2FB looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #C3C2E5Deuteranopia · #C6CBE0Tritanopia · #D9D4D1

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 fuchsia 500 · #D946EFTailwind purple 500 · #A855F7

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DCA2FB rather than the exact color:

Palette Bedcfa
#BEDCFA · #98ACF8 · #B088F9 · #DA9FF9
Lavender Haze
#5A189A · #9D4EDD · #C77DFF · #E0AAFF
Velvet Ruby Petal
#118CAF · #1656E4 · #7760F0 · #DAABF7
Palette 8ef6e4
#8EF6E4 · #9896F1 · #D59BF6 · #EDB1F1
Palette 850f8d
#850F8D · #C738BD · #E49BFF · #F8F9D7
Palette Aae3e2
#AAE3E2 · #D9ACF5 · #FFCEFE · #FDEBED

Similar colors

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

#DA9FF9#E0AAFF#DAABF7#D59BF6#E49BFF#D9ACF5#D0A2F7#D4A0F1#DAA5EE#E1AEFF#DC95FF#D4ADFC

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DCA2FA  ·  #DCA2FC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DCA2FB?

#DCA2FB is Light Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 220, 162, 251). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCA2FB?

#DCA2FB is RGB 220, 162, 251 — HSL 279°, 92%, 81% — CMYK 12%, 35%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #DCA2FB?

Its complement is #C1FBA2; analogous partners are #AFA2FB and #FBA2EE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCA2FB for text?

Black text on #DCA2FB has a contrast ratio of 10.60:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.98:1.