Palettes / Colors / #DCA8FF

#DCA8FF — Pale Vivid Purple

#DCA8FF is a purple color we call Pale Vivid Purple, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the purple family.

#DCA8FF 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 #CBFFA8; it also sits naturally between #B1A8FF and #FFA8F6. 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 100%

Cyan 14% · Magenta 34% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DCA8FF

.text { color: #DCA8FF; }
.background { background-color: #DCA8FF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCA8FF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 168, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(276, 100%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCA8FF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 168, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCA8FF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 168, 255, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DCA8FF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DCA8FF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CBFFA8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DCA8FF: #000000.

How #DCA8FF 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 #DCA8FF 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

← #DCA8FE  ·  #DCA900 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DCA8FF?

#DCA8FF is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 220, 168, 255). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCA8FF?

#DCA8FF is RGB 220, 168, 255 — HSL 276°, 100%, 83% — CMYK 14%, 34%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #DCA8FF?

Its complement is #CBFFA8; analogous partners are #B1A8FF and #FFA8F6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCA8FF for text?

Black text on #DCA8FF has a contrast ratio of 11.09:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.89:1.