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#DDACE3 — Light Muted Pink

#DDACE3 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 #DDACE3 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.

#DDACE3 is a cool pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #B1E3AB; it also sits naturally between #C0ABE3 and #E3ABCD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DDACE3 · RGB 221, 172, 227

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Color values

HEX#DDACE3
RGB221, 172, 227
HSL293°, 50%, 78%
HSV293°, 24%, 89%
CMYK3%, 24%, 0%, 11%
XYZ58.44, 50.42, 79.33
Yxy50.42, 0.3105, 0.2679
CIE-Lab76.33, 27.19, -20.78
Hunter Lab71.01, 26.84, -21.18

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 67% · Blue 89%

Cyan 3% · Magenta 24% · Yellow 0% · Key 11%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DDACE3 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DDACE3 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DDACE3

.text { color: #DDACE3; }
.background { background-color: #DDACE3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DDACE3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(221, 172, 227); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(293, 50%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DDACE3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(221, 172, 227, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DDACE3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(221, 172, 227, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DDACE3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DDACE3">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DDACE3

#D190DA#C571D0#BA57C7#A93DB8#91349D#782B82#5C2163#431849#270E2A#0E050F

Tints of #DDACE3

#E0B3E6#E3BAE8#E4BEE9#E7C6EC#EBCDEE#EED5F1#F1DDF4#F2E0F5#F6E8F7#F9F0FA

Tones of #DDACE3

#D9AFDF#D6B3DB#D3B7D7#D0BBD3#CDBFCF#CAC3CB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #B1E3AB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.89:1 Fails
Against black text11.08:1 AAA

Best text color on #DDACE3: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DDACE3

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #DDACE3: ·

How #DDACE3 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #C8C7D6Deuteranopia · #CBCED2Tritanopia · #DBCBC9

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind fuchsia 500 · #D946EF

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DDACE3 rather than the exact color:

Lucky Terrace
#9526B2 · #AD9125 · #4FD9BD · #E0AFE4
Crimson Twilight
#841A8E · #D3C526 · #54E0D4 · #D7A9E6
Rustic Ruby Zephyr
#A427AC · #D8D051 · #48D6CD · #DCB4E5
Golden Ruby Marble
#4DC121 · #8EE771 · #9A22C8 · #DCB1EC
Burning Harbor
#1C781A · #7BDA58 · #D243D6 · #E5A7DD
Palette F7e8f6
#F7E8F6 · #F1C6E7 · #E5B0EA · #BD83CE

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#E0AFE4#D7A9E6#DCB4E5#DCB1EC#E5A7DD#E5B0EA#D5AAEB#D3A9E9#E5AFEC#E0AEEF#E9A9E0#D4B5E2

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DDACE2  ·  #DDACE4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DDACE3?

#DDACE3 is Light Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 221, 172, 227). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DDACE3?

#DDACE3 is RGB 221, 172, 227 — HSL 293°, 50%, 78% — CMYK 3%, 24%, 0%, 11%.

What colors go with #DDACE3?

Its complement is #B1E3AB; analogous partners are #C0ABE3 and #E3ABCD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DDACE3 for text?

Black text on #DDACE3 has a contrast ratio of 11.08:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.89:1.