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#DCACDF — Light Muted Pink

#DCACDF 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 #DCACDF 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.

#DCACDF 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 #AEDEAB; it also sits naturally between #C1ABDE and #DEABC8. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DCACDF · RGB 220, 172, 223

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Color values

HEX#DCACDF
RGB220, 172, 223
HSL296°, 44%, 77%
HSV296°, 23%, 87%
CMYK1%, 23%, 0%, 13%
XYZ57.59, 50.05, 76.44
Yxy50.05, 0.3128, 0.2719
CIE-Lab76.10, 26.11, -18.96
Hunter Lab70.74, 25.68, -19.10

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

Sample text in #DCACDF on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DCACDF on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DCACDF

.text { color: #DCACDF; }
.background { background-color: #DCACDF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCACDF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 172, 223); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(296, 44%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCACDF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 172, 223, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCACDF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 172, 223, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DCACDF

#D091D4#C373C9#B85ABF#A945B0#903B97#742F79#5C255F#431B46#271028#0E060F

Tints of #DCACDF

#DEB2E1#E1B9E4#E4C1E7#E7C8EA#EACFEC#ECD3EE#EFDAF1#F2E2F4#F6E9F6#F9F0F9

Tones of #DCACDF

#D8AEDB#D4B2D7#D1B6D3#CEB9CF#CBBDCC#C7C1C8

Color harmonies

Complementary — #AEDEAB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.91:1 Fails
Against black text11.01:1 AAA

Best text color on #DCACDF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DCACDF

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #DCACDF: ·

How #DCACDF looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #C7C7D3Deuteranopia · #CACED0Tritanopia · #DAC9C7

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind fuchsia 500 · #D946EF

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DCACDF rather than the exact color:

Lucky Terrace
#9526B2 · #AD9125 · #4FD9BD · #E0AFE4
Crimson Twilight
#841A8E · #D3C526 · #54E0D4 · #D7A9E6
Rustic Ruby Zephyr
#A427AC · #D8D051 · #48D6CD · #DCB4E5
Burning Harbor
#1C781A · #7BDA58 · #D243D6 · #E5A7DD
Scarlet Ruby Aurora
#5C8F2A · #B7D87B · #A472D5 · #D1B0E0
Palette Bae5d5
#BAE5D5 · #D7ACD4 · #EEC2C2 · #F2F2B0

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#E0AFE4#D7A9E6#DCB4E5#E5A7DD#D1B0E0#D7ACD4#E3B0D6#DDAED3#D4B5E2#E9A9E0#E3A8D4#D3A9E9

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DCACDE  ·  #DCACE0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DCACDF?

#DCACDF is Light Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 220, 172, 223). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCACDF?

#DCACDF is RGB 220, 172, 223 — HSL 296°, 44%, 77% — CMYK 1%, 23%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #DCACDF?

Its complement is #AEDEAB; analogous partners are #C1ABDE and #DEABC8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCACDF for text?

Black text on #DCACDF has a contrast ratio of 11.01:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.91:1.