What color is #DAABEC?

#DAABEC is a light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Controlled Substance. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DAABEC?

The RGB value is 218, 171, 236: 218 red, 171 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DAABEC?

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

Is black or white text better on #DAABEC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.02:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DAABEC color

#DAABEC rgb(218, 171, 236)

Shades of purple

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 67.1% green and 92.5% blue (218, 171, 236).

Its hue angle is 283°, with 63% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Controlled Substance (#DEADEA), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.02:1).

#DAABEC color codes

HEX	`#DAABEC`
RGB	`rgb(218, 171, 236)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 67.1%, 92.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(283, 63%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(283, 28%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 28%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.12, 28.51, -25.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.12, 38.57, 317.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.614, 50.088, 85.921)`
Decimal	`14330860`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DAABEC, 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 #DAABEC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DAABEC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.02:1	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 #DAABEC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #daabec; }
.text { color: #daabec; }
.border { border: 2px solid #daabec; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 171 236 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #daabec, #ecabdd); }

Background

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Border

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Questions

What color is #DAABEC?: #DAABEC is a light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Controlled Substance. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DAABEC?: The RGB value is 218, 171, 236: 218 red, 171 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DAABEC?: The complementary color is #BDECAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DAABEC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.02:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.