Palettes / Colors / #DCABFC
#DCABFC — Pale Vivid Purple
#DCABFC 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 #DCABFC 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.
#DCABFC 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 #CCFCAB; it also sits naturally between #B3ABFC and #FCABF4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DCABFC |
|---|---|
| RGB | 220, 171, 252 |
| HSL | 276°, 93%, 83% |
| HSV | 276°, 32%, 99% |
| CMYK | 13%, 32%, 0%, 1% |
| XYZ | 61.65, 51.37, 98.76 |
| Yxy | 51.37, 0.2911, 0.2426 |
| CIE-Lab | 76.90, 32.37, -33.42 |
| Hunter Lab | 71.67, 32.44, -36.79 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 86% · Green 67% · Blue 99%
Cyan 13% · Magenta 32% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DCABFC
.text { color: #DCABFC; }
.background { background-color: #DCABFC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCABFC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 171, 252); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(276, 93%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCABFC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 171, 252, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCABFC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 171, 252, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DCABFC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DCABFC">Div content here</div>
Shades of #DCABFC
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #CCFCAB:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.86:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 11.27:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DCABFC: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DCABFC
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 #DCABFC: ·
How #DCABFC 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 #DCABFC 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 #DCABFC?
#DCABFC is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 220, 171, 252). Its closest standard named color is Plum.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DCABFC?
#DCABFC is RGB 220, 171, 252 — HSL 276°, 93%, 83% — CMYK 13%, 32%, 0%, 1%.
What colors go with #DCABFC?
Its complement is #CCFCAB; analogous partners are #B3ABFC and #FCABF4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DCABFC for text?
Black text on #DCABFC has a contrast ratio of 11.27:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.86:1.