What color is #DAAED6?

#DAAED6 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Blushing Sky. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DAAED6?

The RGB value is 218, 174, 214: 218 red, 174 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DAAED6?

The complementary color is #AEDAB2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DAAED6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.01:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DAAED6 color

#DAAED6 rgb(218, 174, 214)

Shades of purple

The hex color #DAAED6 is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 68.2% green and 83.9% blue (218, 174, 214).

Its hue angle is 305°, with 37% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 2% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Blushing Sky (#D9B1D6), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.01:1).

#DAAED6 color codes

HEX	`#DAAED6`
RGB	`rgb(218, 174, 214)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 68.2%, 83.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(305, 37%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(305, 20%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 2%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.09, 22.69, -14.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.09, 26.71, 328.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.186, 50.034, 70.303)`
Decimal	`14331606`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DAAED6, 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 #DAAED6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DAAED6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.01:1	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 #DAAED6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #daaed6; }
.text { color: #daaed6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #daaed6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 174 214 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #daaed6, #daaec0); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #DAAED6?: #DAAED6 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Blushing Sky. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DAAED6?: The RGB value is 218, 174, 214: 218 red, 174 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DAAED6?: The complementary color is #AEDAB2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DAAED6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.01:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.