Palettes / Colors / #DCABDA

#DCABDA — Light Muted Pink

#DCABDA 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 #DCABDA 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.

#DCABDA 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 #ACDCAE; it also sits naturally between #C6ACDC and #DCACC3. 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 85%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 22% · Yellow 1% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DCABDA

.text { color: #DCABDA; }
.background { background-color: #DCABDA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCABDA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 171, 218); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(302, 41%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCABDA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 171, 218, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCABDA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 171, 218, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DCABDA

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #ACDCAE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DCABDA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DCABDA

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 #DCABDA 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 #DCABDA 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

← #DCABD9  ·  #DCABDB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DCABDA?

#DCABDA is Light Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 220, 171, 218). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCABDA?

#DCABDA is RGB 220, 171, 218 — HSL 302°, 41%, 77% — CMYK 0%, 22%, 1%, 14%.

What colors go with #DCABDA?

Its complement is #ACDCAE; analogous partners are #C6ACDC and #DCACC3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCABDA for text?

Black text on #DCABDA has a contrast ratio of 10.88:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.93:1.