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#DDACE4 — Light Muted Pink

#DDACE4 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 #DDACE4 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.

#DDACE4 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 #B1E4AA; it also sits naturally between #C0AAE4 and #E4AACE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DDACE4 · RGB 221, 172, 228

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Color values

HEX#DDACE4
RGB221, 172, 228
HSL293°, 51%, 78%
HSV293°, 25%, 89%
CMYK3%, 25%, 0%, 11%
XYZ58.57, 50.48, 80.05
Yxy50.48, 0.3097, 0.2669
CIE-Lab76.36, 27.38, -21.27
Hunter Lab71.05, 27.05, -21.74

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 67% · Blue 89%

Cyan 3% · Magenta 25% · Yellow 0% · Key 11%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DDACE4 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DDACE4 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DDACE4

.text { color: #DDACE4; }
.background { background-color: #DDACE4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DDACE4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(221, 172, 228); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(293, 51%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DDACE4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(221, 172, 228, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DDACE4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(221, 172, 228, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DDACE4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DDACE4">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DDACE4

#D28FDB#C671D1#BB56C8#AA3CB9#91339E#792A83#5C2064#431849#270E2A#0E050F

Tints of #DDACE4

#E0B2E6#E3BAE9#E5BEEA#E8C5EC#EBCDEF#EED5F1#F1DCF4#F3E0F5#F6E8F8#F9F0FA

Tones of #DDACE4

#DAAEE0#D6B3DB#D3B7D7#D0BBD3#CDBECF#CAC3CB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #B1E4AA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.89:1 Fails
Against black text11.10:1 AAA

Best text color on #DDACE4: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DDACE4

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 #DDACE4: ·

How #DDACE4 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 · #CBCED3Tritanopia · #DBCCC9

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 #DDACE4 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
Palette F7e8f6
#F7E8F6 · #F1C6E7 · #E5B0EA · #BD83CE
Frozen Opal
#64A71B · #ACE041 · #7F29DC · #D5AAEB

Similar colors

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

#E0AFE4#D7A9E6#DCB4E5#DCB1EC#E5B0EA#D5AAEB#D3A9E9#E0AEEF#E5AFEC#E5A7DD#DAA5EE#E7A4E4

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DDACE3  ·  #DDACE5 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DDACE4?

#DDACE4 is Light Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 221, 172, 228). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DDACE4?

#DDACE4 is RGB 221, 172, 228 — HSL 293°, 51%, 78% — CMYK 3%, 25%, 0%, 11%.

What colors go with #DDACE4?

Its complement is #B1E4AA; analogous partners are #C0AAE4 and #E4AACE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DDACE4 for text?

Black text on #DDACE4 has a contrast ratio of 11.10:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.89:1.