Palettes / Colors / #DCAFEE
#DCAFEE — Light Purple
#DCAFEE 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 #DCAFEE 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.
#DCAFEE 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 #C1EEAF; it also sits naturally between #BDAFEE and #EEAFE0. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DCAFEE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 220, 175, 238 |
| HSL | 283°, 65%, 81% |
| HSV | 283°, 26%, 93% |
| CMYK | 8%, 26%, 0%, 7% |
| XYZ | 60.28, 52.05, 87.76 |
| Yxy | 52.05, 0.3013, 0.2601 |
| CIE-Lab | 77.31, 27.38, -25.25 |
| Hunter Lab | 72.14, 27.16, -26.53 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 86% · Green 69% · Blue 93%
Cyan 8% · Magenta 26% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DCAFEE
.text { color: #DCAFEE; }
.background { background-color: #DCAFEE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCAFEE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 175, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(283, 65%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCAFEE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 175, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCAFEE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 175, 238, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DCAFEE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DCAFEE">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #C1EEAF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.84:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 11.41:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DCAFEE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DCAFEE
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 #DCAFEE: ·
How #DCAFEE 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 #DCAFEE 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 #DCAFEE?
#DCAFEE is Light Purple, a purple color (RGB 220, 175, 238). Its closest standard named color is Plum.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DCAFEE?
#DCAFEE is RGB 220, 175, 238 — HSL 283°, 65%, 81% — CMYK 8%, 26%, 0%, 7%.
What colors go with #DCAFEE?
Its complement is #C1EEAF; analogous partners are #BDAFEE and #EEAFE0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DCAFEE for text?
Black text on #DCAFEE has a contrast ratio of 11.41:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.84:1.