Palettes / Colors / #DFADE5

#DFADE5 — Light Muted Pink

#DFADE5 is a pink color we call Light Muted Pink, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the pink family.

#DFADE5 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 #B3E5AE; it also sits naturally between #C4AEE5 and #E5AECF. 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 90%

Cyan 3% · Magenta 24% · Yellow 0% · Key 10%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DFADE5

.text { color: #DFADE5; }
.background { background-color: #DFADE5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFADE5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 173, 229); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(294, 52%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFADE5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 173, 229, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFADE5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 173, 229, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFADE5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFADE5">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B3E5AE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DFADE5: #000000.

How #DFADE5 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 #DFADE5 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

← #DFADE4  ·  #DFADE6 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFADE5?

#DFADE5 is Light Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 223, 173, 229). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFADE5?

#DFADE5 is RGB 223, 173, 229 — HSL 294°, 52%, 79% — CMYK 3%, 24%, 0%, 10%.

What colors go with #DFADE5?

Its complement is #B3E5AE; analogous partners are #C4AEE5 and #E5AECF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFADE5 for text?

Black text on #DFADE5 has a contrast ratio of 11.25:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.87:1.