Palettes / Colors / #DDA2CA

#DDA2CA — Light Muted Pink

#DDA2CA is a pink color we call Light Muted Pink, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the pink family.

#DDA2CA 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 #A2DDB4; it also sits naturally between #D2A2DD and #DDA2AD. 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 87% · Green 64% · Blue 79%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 27% · Yellow 9% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DDA2CA

.text { color: #DDA2CA; }
.background { background-color: #DDA2CA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DDA2CA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(221, 162, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(319, 46%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DDA2CA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(221, 162, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DDA2CA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(221, 162, 202, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DDA2CA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DDA2CA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DDA2CA

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A2DDB4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DDA2CA: #000000.

How #DDA2CA 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 #DDA2CA 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

← #DDA2C9  ·  #DDA2CB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DDA2CA?

#DDA2CA is Light Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 221, 162, 202). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DDA2CA?

#DDA2CA is RGB 221, 162, 202 — HSL 319°, 46%, 75% — CMYK 0%, 27%, 9%, 13%.

What colors go with #DDA2CA?

Its complement is #A2DDB4; analogous partners are #D2A2DD and #DDA2AD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DDA2CA for text?

Black text on #DDA2CA has a contrast ratio of 10.10:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.08:1.