Palettes / Colors / #DCA9FE
#DCA9FE — Pale Vivid Purple
#DCA9FE is a purple color we call Pale 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 #DCA9FE 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.
#DCA9FE 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 #CBFEA9; it also sits naturally between #B2A9FE and #FEA9F6. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DCA9FE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 220, 169, 254 |
| HSL | 276°, 98%, 83% |
| HSV | 276°, 33%, 100% |
| CMYK | 13%, 33%, 0%, 0% |
| XYZ | 61.59, 50.75, 100.31 |
| Yxy | 50.75, 0.2896, 0.2386 |
| CIE-Lab | 76.53, 33.86, -35.08 |
| Hunter Lab | 71.24, 34.01, -38.94 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 86% · Green 66% · Blue 100%
Cyan 13% · Magenta 33% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DCA9FE
.text { color: #DCA9FE; }
.background { background-color: #DCA9FE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCA9FE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 169, 254); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(276, 98%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCA9FE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 169, 254, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCA9FE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 169, 254, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DCA9FE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DCA9FE">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #CBFEA9:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.88:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 11.15:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DCA9FE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DCA9FE
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 #DCA9FE: ·
How #DCA9FE 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 #DCA9FE 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 #DCA9FE?
#DCA9FE is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 220, 169, 254). Its closest standard named color is Plum.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DCA9FE?
#DCA9FE is RGB 220, 169, 254 — HSL 276°, 98%, 83% — CMYK 13%, 33%, 0%, 0%.
What colors go with #DCA9FE?
Its complement is #CBFEA9; analogous partners are #B2A9FE and #FEA9F6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DCA9FE for text?
Black text on #DCA9FE has a contrast ratio of 11.15:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.88:1.