What color is #DAB5D9?

#DAB5D9 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 #DAB5D9?

The RGB value is 218, 181, 217: 218 red, 181 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DAB5D9?

The complementary color is #B5DAB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DAB5D9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.59:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DAB5D9 color

#DAB5D9 rgb(218, 181, 217)

Shades of purple

The hex color #DAB5D9 is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 71% green and 85.1% blue (218, 181, 217).

Its hue angle is 302°, with 33% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Blushing Sky (#D9B1D6), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.59:1).

#DAB5D9 color codes

HEX	`#DAB5D9`
RGB	`rgb(218, 181, 217)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 71%, 85.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(302, 33%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(302, 17%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.85, 19.46, -13.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.85, 23.44, 326.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.96, 52.964, 72.802)`
Decimal	`14333401`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DAB5D9, 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 #DAB5D9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DAB5D9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.59:1	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 #DAB5D9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dab5d9; }
.text { color: #dab5d9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dab5d9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 181 217 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dab5d9, #dab5c6); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #DAB5D9?: #DAB5D9 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 #DAB5D9?: The RGB value is 218, 181, 217: 218 red, 181 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DAB5D9?: The complementary color is #B5DAB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DAB5D9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.59:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.