Palettes / Colors / #DDAEFD

#DDAEFD — Pale Vivid Purple

#DDAEFD is a purple color we call Pale Vivid 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 #DDAEFD 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.

#DDAEFD 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 #CEFDAF; it also sits naturally between #B7AFFD and #FDAFF5. 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 68% · Blue 99%

Cyan 13% · Magenta 31% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DDAEFD

.text { color: #DDAEFD; }
.background { background-color: #DDAEFD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DDAEFD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(221, 174, 253); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(276, 95%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DDAEFD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(221, 174, 253, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DDAEFD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(221, 174, 253, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CEFDAF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DDAEFD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DDAEFD

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:

How #DDAEFD 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 #DDAEFD 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

← #DDAEFC  ·  #DDAEFE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DDAEFD?

#DDAEFD is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 221, 174, 253). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DDAEFD?

#DDAEFD is RGB 221, 174, 253 — HSL 276°, 95%, 84% — CMYK 13%, 31%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #DDAEFD?

Its complement is #CEFDAF; analogous partners are #B7AFFD and #FDAFF5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DDAEFD for text?

Black text on #DDAEFD has a contrast ratio of 11.55:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.82:1.