Palettes / Colors / #DCAEFB
#DCAEFB — Pale Vivid Purple
#DCAEFB 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 #DCAEFB 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.
#DCAEFB 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 #CCFBAC; it also sits naturally between #B4ACFB and #FBACF3. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DCAEFB |
|---|---|
| RGB | 220, 174, 251 |
| HSL | 276°, 91%, 83% |
| HSV | 276°, 31%, 98% |
| CMYK | 12%, 31%, 0%, 2% |
| XYZ | 62.06, 52.45, 98.12 |
| Yxy | 52.45, 0.2919, 0.2467 |
| CIE-Lab | 77.55, 30.54, -31.89 |
| Hunter Lab | 72.42, 30.57, -34.86 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 86% · Green 68% · Blue 98%
Cyan 12% · Magenta 31% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DCAEFB
.text { color: #DCAEFB; }
.background { background-color: #DCAEFB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCAEFB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 174, 251); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(276, 91%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCAEFB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 174, 251, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCAEFB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 174, 251, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DCAEFB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DCAEFB">Div content here</div>
Shades of #DCAEFB
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #CCFBAC:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.83:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 11.49:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DCAEFB: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DCAEFB
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 #DCAEFB: ·
How #DCAEFB 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 #DCAEFB 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 #DCAEFB?
#DCAEFB is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 220, 174, 251). Its closest standard named color is Plum.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DCAEFB?
#DCAEFB is RGB 220, 174, 251 — HSL 276°, 91%, 83% — CMYK 12%, 31%, 0%, 2%.
What colors go with #DCAEFB?
Its complement is #CCFBAC; analogous partners are #B4ACFB and #FBACF3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DCAEFB for text?
Black text on #DCAEFB has a contrast ratio of 11.49:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.83:1.