Palettes / Colors / #DCA7DC

#DCA7DC — Light Muted Pink

#DCA7DC is a pink color we call Light Muted Pink, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the pink family.

#DCA7DC is a warm-leaning 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 #A7DCA7; it also sits naturally between #C2A7DC and #DCA7C2. 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 65% · Blue 86%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 24% · Yellow 0% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DCA7DC

.text { color: #DCA7DC; }
.background { background-color: #DCA7DC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCA7DC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 167, 220); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(300, 43%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCA7DC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 167, 220, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCA7DC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 167, 220, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DCA7DC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DCA7DC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A7DCA7:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DCA7DC: #000000.

How #DCA7DC 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 #DCA7DC 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

← #DCA7DB  ·  #DCA7DD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DCA7DC?

#DCA7DC is Light Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 220, 167, 220). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCA7DC?

#DCA7DC is RGB 220, 167, 220 — HSL 300°, 43%, 76% — CMYK 0%, 24%, 0%, 14%.

What colors go with #DCA7DC?

Its complement is #A7DCA7; analogous partners are #C2A7DC and #DCA7C2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCA7DC for text?

Black text on #DCA7DC has a contrast ratio of 10.60:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.98:1.