What color is #DA96DC?

#DA96DC is a light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Somewhere in a Fairytale. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DA96DC?

The RGB value is 218, 150, 220: 218 red, 150 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DA96DC?

The complementary color is #98DC96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DA96DC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.38:1 and white text 2.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DA96DC color

#DA96DC rgb(218, 150, 220)

Shades of purple

The hex color #DA96DC is a light, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 58.8% green and 86.3% blue (218, 150, 220).

Its hue angle is 298°, with 50% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Somewhere in a Fairytale (#CC99DD), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.38:1).

#DA96DC color codes

HEX	`#DA96DC`
RGB	`rgb(218, 150, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 58.8%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(298, 50%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(298, 32%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 32%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.79, 36.75, -25.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.79, 44.68, 325.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.737, 41.887, 73.003)`
Decimal	`14325468`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DA96DC, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #DA96DC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DA96DC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #DA96DC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #da96dc; }
.text { color: #da96dc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #da96dc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 150 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #da96dc, #dc96bb); }

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Questions

What color is #DA96DC?: #DA96DC is a light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Somewhere in a Fairytale. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DA96DC?: The RGB value is 218, 150, 220: 218 red, 150 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DA96DC?: The complementary color is #98DC96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DA96DC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.38:1 and white text 2.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.