Palettes / Colors / #DCACFA

#DCACFA — Pale Vivid Purple

#DCACFA 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 #DCACFA 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.

#DCACFA 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 #CBFAAD; it also sits naturally between #B6ADFA and #FAADF1. 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 98%

Cyan 12% · Magenta 31% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DCACFA

.text { color: #DCACFA; }
.background { background-color: #DCACFA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCACFA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 172, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(277, 89%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCACFA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 172, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCACFA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 172, 250, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DCACFA

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CBFAAD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DCACFA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DCACFA

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 #DCACFA 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 #DCACFA 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

← #DCACF9  ·  #DCACFB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DCACFA?

#DCACFA is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 220, 172, 250). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCACFA?

#DCACFA is RGB 220, 172, 250 — HSL 277°, 89%, 83% — CMYK 12%, 31%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #DCACFA?

Its complement is #CBFAAD; analogous partners are #B6ADFA and #FAADF1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCACFA for text?

Black text on #DCACFA has a contrast ratio of 11.32:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.85:1.