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#DFA4EA — Light Pink

#DFA4EA is a pink color we call Light 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 #DFA4EA 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.

#DFA4EA 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 #AFEAA4; it also sits naturally between #BCA4EA and #EAA4D1. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DFA4EA · RGB 223, 164, 234

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Color values

HEX#DFA4EA
RGB223, 164, 234
HSL291°, 62%, 78%
HSV291°, 30%, 92%
CMYK5%, 30%, 0%, 8%
XYZ58.56, 48.18, 84.06
Yxy48.18, 0.3069, 0.2525
CIE-Lab74.94, 33.48, -26.68
Hunter Lab69.41, 33.35, -28.03

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 64% · Blue 92%

Cyan 5% · Magenta 30% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DFA4EA on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DFA4EA on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DFA4EA

.text { color: #DFA4EA; }
.background { background-color: #DFA4EA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFA4EA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 164, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(291, 62%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFA4EA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 164, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFA4EA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 164, 234, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFA4EA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFA4EA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DFA4EA

#D587E3#CA66DB#BF49D4#B02FC6#9628A9#7C218C#5F196B#45124E#280B2D#0F0411

Tints of #DFA4EA

#E2ACEC#E5B5EE#E6B9EF#E9C1F0#ECC9F2#EFD2F4#F2DAF6#F3DEF7#F6E6F9#F9EEFB

Tones of #DFA4EA

#DCA9E5#D8AEE0#D5B3DB#D2B8D6#CEBDD1#CAC2CC

Color harmonies

Complementary — #AFEAA4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.97:1 Fails
Against black text10.64:1 AAA

Best text color on #DFA4EA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFA4EA

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 #DFA4EA: ·

How #DFA4EA looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #C5C5D9Deuteranopia · #C9CDD5Tritanopia · #DCCCC9

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 #DFA4EA rather than the exact color:

Misty Canyon
#DAA5EE · #CD82E9 · #741895 · #3A0A4C
Palette D3f4ff
#D3F4FF · #B2DFFB · #E7A4E4 · #FFC55C
Crimson Twilight
#841A8E · #D3C526 · #54E0D4 · #D7A9E6
Palette Ffebb2
#FFEBB2 · #E59BE9 · #D862BC · #8644A2
Royal Ruby Terrace
#CDD3EC · #E0AEEF · #F2D5DC · #ECDDB7
Velvet Ruby Horizon
#1838A7 · #482FE1 · #AE72EB · #E7A5F2

Similar colors

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

#DAA5EE#E7A4E4#D7A9E6#E59BE9#E0AEEF#E7A5F2#D5AAEB#E5ABF2#EA9EE9#E0AFE4#E5AFEC#D3A9E9

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DFA4E9  ·  #DFA4EB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFA4EA?

#DFA4EA is Light Pink, a pink color (RGB 223, 164, 234). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFA4EA?

#DFA4EA is RGB 223, 164, 234 — HSL 291°, 62%, 78% — CMYK 5%, 30%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #DFA4EA?

Its complement is #AFEAA4; analogous partners are #BCA4EA and #EAA4D1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFA4EA for text?

Black text on #DFA4EA has a contrast ratio of 10.64:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.97:1.