Palettes / Colors / #DFADE3

#DFADE3 — Light Muted Pink

#DFADE3 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 #DFADE3 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.

#DFADE3 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 #AFE2AB; it also sits naturally between #C3ABE2 and #E2ABCB. 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 89%

Cyan 2% · Magenta 24% · Yellow 0% · Key 11%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DFADE3

.text { color: #DFADE3; }
.background { background-color: #DFADE3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFADE3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 173, 227); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(296, 49%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFADE3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 173, 227, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFADE3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 173, 227, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFADE3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFADE3">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DFADE3

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #AFE2AB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DFADE3: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFADE3

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 #DFADE3 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 #DFADE3 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

← #DFADE2  ·  #DFADE4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFADE3?

#DFADE3 is Light Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 223, 173, 227). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFADE3?

#DFADE3 is RGB 223, 173, 227 — HSL 296°, 49%, 78% — CMYK 2%, 24%, 0%, 11%.

What colors go with #DFADE3?

Its complement is #AFE2AB; analogous partners are #C3ABE2 and #E2ABCB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFADE3 for text?

Black text on #DFADE3 has a contrast ratio of 11.22:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.87:1.