Palettes / Colors / #DDAFEF
#DDAFEF — Light Purple
#DDAFEF 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 #DDAFEF 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.
#DDAFEF 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 #C0EFAE; it also sits naturally between #BCAEEF and #EFAEE1. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DDAFEF |
|---|---|
| RGB | 221, 175, 239 |
| HSL | 283°, 67%, 81% |
| HSV | 283°, 27%, 94% |
| CMYK | 8%, 27%, 0%, 6% |
| XYZ | 60.73, 52.26, 88.55 |
| Yxy | 52.26, 0.3013, 0.2593 |
| CIE-Lab | 77.44, 27.90, -25.58 |
| Hunter Lab | 72.29, 27.73, -26.95 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 87% · Green 69% · Blue 94%
Cyan 8% · Magenta 27% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DDAFEF
.text { color: #DDAFEF; }
.background { background-color: #DDAFEF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DDAFEF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(221, 175, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(283, 67%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DDAFEF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(221, 175, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DDAFEF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(221, 175, 239, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DDAFEF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DDAFEF">Div content here</div>
Shades of #DDAFEF
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Tones of #DDAFEF
Color harmonies
Complementary — #C0EFAE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.83:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 11.45:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DDAFEF: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DDAFEF
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #DDAFEF: ·
How #DDAFEF 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 #DDAFEF rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #DDAFEF?
#DDAFEF is Light Purple, a purple color (RGB 221, 175, 239). Its closest standard named color is Plum.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DDAFEF?
#DDAFEF is RGB 221, 175, 239 — HSL 283°, 67%, 81% — CMYK 8%, 27%, 0%, 6%.
What colors go with #DDAFEF?
Its complement is #C0EFAE; analogous partners are #BCAEEF and #EFAEE1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DDAFEF for text?
Black text on #DDAFEF has a contrast ratio of 11.45:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.83:1.