Palettes / Colors / #DCAFEA
#DCAFEA — Light Purple
#DCAFEA is a purple color we call Light 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 #DCAFEA 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.
#DCAFEA 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 #BCEAAE; it also sits naturally between #BEAEEA and #EAAEDA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DCAFEA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 220, 175, 234 |
| HSL | 286°, 58%, 80% |
| HSV | 286°, 25%, 92% |
| CMYK | 6%, 25%, 0%, 8% |
| XYZ | 59.70, 51.82, 84.70 |
| Yxy | 51.82, 0.3042, 0.2641 |
| CIE-Lab | 77.17, 26.60, -23.30 |
| Hunter Lab | 71.98, 26.32, -24.19 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 86% · Green 69% · Blue 92%
Cyan 6% · Magenta 25% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DCAFEA
.text { color: #DCAFEA; }
.background { background-color: #DCAFEA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCAFEA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 175, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(286, 58%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCAFEA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 175, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCAFEA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 175, 234, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DCAFEA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DCAFEA">Div content here</div>
Shades of #DCAFEA
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Tones of #DCAFEA
Color harmonies
Complementary — #BCEAAE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.85:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 11.36:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DCAFEA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DCAFEA
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 #DCAFEA: ·
How #DCAFEA 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 #DCAFEA 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 #DCAFEA?
#DCAFEA is Light Purple, a purple color (RGB 220, 175, 234). Its closest standard named color is Plum.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DCAFEA?
#DCAFEA is RGB 220, 175, 234 — HSL 286°, 58%, 80% — CMYK 6%, 25%, 0%, 8%.
What colors go with #DCAFEA?
Its complement is #BCEAAE; analogous partners are #BEAEEA and #EAAEDA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DCAFEA for text?
Black text on #DCAFEA has a contrast ratio of 11.36:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.85:1.