Palettes / Colors / #DCAEF8
#DCAEF8 — Pale Vivid Purple
#DCAEF8 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 #DCAEF8 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.
#DCAEF8 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 #CBF8AF; it also sits naturally between #B8AFF8 and #F8AFF0. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DCAEF8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 220, 174, 248 |
| HSL | 277°, 84%, 83% |
| HSV | 277°, 30%, 97% |
| CMYK | 11%, 30%, 0%, 3% |
| XYZ | 61.59, 52.27, 95.65 |
| Yxy | 52.27, 0.2940, 0.2495 |
| CIE-Lab | 77.44, 29.93, -30.44 |
| Hunter Lab | 72.29, 29.89, -32.99 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 86% · Green 68% · Blue 97%
Cyan 11% · Magenta 30% · Yellow 0% · Key 3%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DCAEF8
.text { color: #DCAEF8; }
.background { background-color: #DCAEF8; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCAEF8; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 174, 248); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(277, 84%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCAEF8; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 174, 248, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCAEF8; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 174, 248, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DCAEF8">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DCAEF8">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #CBF8AF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.83:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 11.45:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DCAEF8: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DCAEF8
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 #DCAEF8: ·
How #DCAEF8 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 #DCAEF8 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 #DCAEF8?
#DCAEF8 is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 220, 174, 248). Its closest standard named color is Plum.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DCAEF8?
#DCAEF8 is RGB 220, 174, 248 — HSL 277°, 84%, 83% — CMYK 11%, 30%, 0%, 3%.
What colors go with #DCAEF8?
Its complement is #CBF8AF; analogous partners are #B8AFF8 and #F8AFF0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DCAEF8 for text?
Black text on #DCAEF8 has a contrast ratio of 11.45:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.83:1.