Palettes / Colors / #DCABDE

#DCABDE — Light Muted Pink

#DCABDE 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 #DCABDE 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.

#DCABDE is a cool 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 #ACDEAB; it also sits naturally between #C3ABDE and #DEABC6. 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 87%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 23% · Yellow 0% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DCABDE

.text { color: #DCABDE; }
.background { background-color: #DCABDE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCABDE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 171, 222); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(298, 44%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCABDE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 171, 222, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCABDE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 171, 222, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DCABDE

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #ACDEAB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DCABDE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DCABDE

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 #DCABDE 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 #DCABDE 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

← #DCABDD  ·  #DCABDF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DCABDE?

#DCABDE is Light Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 220, 171, 222). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCABDE?

#DCABDE is RGB 220, 171, 222 — HSL 298°, 44%, 77% — CMYK 1%, 23%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #DCABDE?

Its complement is #ACDEAB; analogous partners are #C3ABDE and #DEABC6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCABDE for text?

Black text on #DCABDE has a contrast ratio of 10.92:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.92:1.