Palettes / Colors / #DCA6ED
#DCA6ED — Light Purple
#DCA6ED is a purple color we call Light 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 #DCA6ED 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.
#DCA6ED 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 #B7EDA6; it also sits naturally between #B9A6ED and #EDA6DA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DCA6ED |
|---|---|
| RGB | 220, 166, 237 |
| HSL | 286°, 66%, 79% |
| HSV | 286°, 30%, 93% |
| CMYK | 7%, 30%, 0%, 7% |
| XYZ | 58.44, 48.60, 86.42 |
| Yxy | 48.60, 0.3021, 0.2512 |
| CIE-Lab | 75.20, 32.04, -27.93 |
| Hunter Lab | 69.72, 31.84, -29.59 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 86% · Green 65% · Blue 93%
Cyan 7% · Magenta 30% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DCA6ED
.text { color: #DCA6ED; }
.background { background-color: #DCA6ED; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCA6ED; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 166, 237); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(286, 66%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCA6ED; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 166, 237, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCA6ED; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 166, 237, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DCA6ED">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DCA6ED">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #B7EDA6:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.96:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 10.72:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DCA6ED: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DCA6ED
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 #DCA6ED: ·
How #DCA6ED 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 #DCA6ED 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 #DCA6ED?
#DCA6ED is Light Purple, a purple color (RGB 220, 166, 237). Its closest standard named color is Plum.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DCA6ED?
#DCA6ED is RGB 220, 166, 237 — HSL 286°, 66%, 79% — CMYK 7%, 30%, 0%, 7%.
What colors go with #DCA6ED?
Its complement is #B7EDA6; analogous partners are #B9A6ED and #EDA6DA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DCA6ED for text?
Black text on #DCA6ED has a contrast ratio of 10.72:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.96:1.