Palettes / Colors / #DCA8CA

#DCA8CA — Light Muted Pink

#DCA8CA 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 #DCA8CA 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.

#DCA8CA 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 #A7DCBA; it also sits naturally between #D4A7DC and #DCA7AF. 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 66% · Blue 79%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 24% · Yellow 8% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DCA8CA

.text { color: #DCA8CA; }
.background { background-color: #DCA8CA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCA8CA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 168, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(321, 43%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCA8CA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 168, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCA8CA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 168, 202, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DCA8CA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DCA8CA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A7DCBA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DCA8CA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DCA8CA

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 #DCA8CA 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 #DCA8CA 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

← #DCA8C9  ·  #DCA8CB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DCA8CA?

#DCA8CA is Light Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 220, 168, 202). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCA8CA?

#DCA8CA is RGB 220, 168, 202 — HSL 321°, 43%, 76% — CMYK 0%, 24%, 8%, 14%.

What colors go with #DCA8CA?

Its complement is #A7DCBA; analogous partners are #D4A7DC and #DCA7AF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCA8CA for text?

Black text on #DCA8CA has a contrast ratio of 10.50:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.00:1.