Palettes / Colors / #DCAAED

#DCAAED — Light Purple

#DCAAED 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 #DCAAED 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.

#DCAAED 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 #BBEDAB; it also sits naturally between #BBABED and #EDABDD. 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 67% · Blue 93%

Cyan 7% · Magenta 28% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DCAAED

.text { color: #DCAAED; }
.background { background-color: #DCAAED; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCAAED; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 170, 237); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(285, 65%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCAAED; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 170, 237, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCAAED; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 170, 237, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DCAAED

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BBEDAB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DCAAED: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DCAAED

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 #DCAAED 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 #DCAAED 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #DCAAED?

#DCAAED is Light Purple, a purple color (RGB 220, 170, 237). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCAAED?

#DCAAED is RGB 220, 170, 237 — HSL 285°, 65%, 80% — CMYK 7%, 28%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #DCAAED?

Its complement is #BBEDAB; analogous partners are #BBABED and #EDABDD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCAAED for text?

Black text on #DCAAED has a contrast ratio of 11.02:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.91:1.