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#DDACF0 — Light Purple

#DDACF0 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 #DDACF0 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.

#DDACF0 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 #C0F0AD; it also sits naturally between #BCADF0 and #F0ADE1. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DDACF0 · RGB 221, 172, 240

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Color values

HEX#DDACF0
RGB221, 172, 240
HSL283°, 69%, 81%
HSV283°, 28%, 94%
CMYK8%, 28%, 0%, 6%
XYZ60.30, 51.17, 89.14
Yxy51.17, 0.3006, 0.2551
CIE-Lab76.78, 29.71, -27.13
Hunter Lab71.53, 29.57, -28.77

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 67% · Blue 94%

Cyan 8% · Magenta 28% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DDACF0 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DDACF0 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DDACF0

.text { color: #DDACF0; }
.background { background-color: #DDACF0; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DDACF0; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(221, 172, 240); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(283, 69%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DDACF0; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(221, 172, 240, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DDACF0; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(221, 172, 240, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DDACF0">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DDACF0">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DDACF0

#CF8BEA#C26CE4#B44ADE#A628D7#8E22B9#741C97#591574#3F0F52#280934#0D0311

Tints of #DDACF0

#E1B6F2#E2BAF2#E6C3F4#E8C7F5#EBD0F6#EDD4F7#F1DDF9#F2E1F9#F6E9FB#F8EEFC

Tones of #DDACF0

#DBB2EB#D9B7E6#D7BCE1#D5C0DD#D3C5D8#D1CAD3

Color harmonies

Complementary — #C0F0AD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.87:1 Fails
Against black text11.23:1 AAA

Best text color on #DDACF0: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DDACF0

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 #DDACF0: ·

How #DDACF0 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #C8C7E0Deuteranopia · #CBCEDCTritanopia · #DBD3D0

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 · #F8F9FATailwind fuchsia 500 · #D946EFTailwind purple 500 · #A855F7

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DDACF0 rather than the exact color:

Royal Ruby Terrace
#CDD3EC · #E0AEEF · #F2D5DC · #ECDDB7
Golden Ruby Horizon
#45860B · #B5F158 · #8113E5 · #DCB0F4
Palette Aae3e2
#AAE3E2 · #D9ACF5 · #FFCEFE · #FDEBED
Golden Ruby Marble
#4DC121 · #8EE771 · #9A22C8 · #DCB1EC
Velvet Ruby Petal
#118CAF · #1656E4 · #7760F0 · #DAABF7
Misty Canyon
#DAA5EE · #CD82E9 · #741895 · #3A0A4C

Similar colors

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

#E0AEEF#DCB0F4#D9ACF5#DCB1EC#DAABF7#DAA5EE#E5ABF2#E4B1F0#D7B3EF#E5AFEC#D5AAEB#E5B0EA

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DDACEF  ·  #DDACF1 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DDACF0?

#DDACF0 is Light Purple, a purple color (RGB 221, 172, 240). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DDACF0?

#DDACF0 is RGB 221, 172, 240 — HSL 283°, 69%, 81% — CMYK 8%, 28%, 0%, 6%.

What colors go with #DDACF0?

Its complement is #C0F0AD; analogous partners are #BCADF0 and #F0ADE1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DDACF0 for text?

Black text on #DDACF0 has a contrast ratio of 11.23:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.87:1.