Palettes / Colors / #DCAFDA

#DCAFDA — Light Muted Pink

#DCAFDA 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 #DCAFDA 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.

#DCAFDA is a warm-leaning 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 #ADDBB0; it also sits naturally between #C7ADDB and #DBADC2. 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 69% · Blue 85%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 20% · Yellow 1% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DCAFDA

.text { color: #DCAFDA; }
.background { background-color: #DCAFDA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCAFDA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 175, 218); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(303, 39%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCAFDA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 175, 218, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCAFDA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 175, 218, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #ADDBB0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DCAFDA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DCAFDA

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 #DCAFDA 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 #DCAFDA 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

← #DCAFD9  ·  #DCAFDB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DCAFDA?

#DCAFDA is Light Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 220, 175, 218). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCAFDA?

#DCAFDA is RGB 220, 175, 218 — HSL 303°, 39%, 77% — CMYK 0%, 20%, 1%, 14%.

What colors go with #DCAFDA?

Its complement is #ADDBB0; analogous partners are #C7ADDB and #DBADC2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCAFDA for text?

Black text on #DCAFDA has a contrast ratio of 11.19:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.88:1.