What color is #DAB9DA?

#DAB9DA is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Blackberry Yoghurt. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DAB9DA?

The RGB value is 218, 185, 218: 218 red, 185 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DAB9DA?

The complementary color is #B9DAB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DAB9DA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.93:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DAB9DA color

#DAB9DA rgb(218, 185, 218)

Shades of purple

The hex color #DAB9DA is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 72.5% green and 85.5% blue (218, 185, 218).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 31% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Blackberry Yoghurt (#E5BDDF), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.93:1).

#DAB9DA color codes

HEX	`#DAB9DA`
RGB	`rgb(218, 185, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 72.5%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 31%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 15%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.85, 17.49, -12.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.85, 21.28, 325.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.916, 54.666, 73.764)`
Decimal	`14334426`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DAB9DA, 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 #DAB9DA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DAB9DA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.93:1	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 #DAB9DA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dab9da; }
.text { color: #dab9da; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dab9da; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 185 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dab9da, #dab9ca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #DAB9DA?: #DAB9DA is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Blackberry Yoghurt. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DAB9DA?: The RGB value is 218, 185, 218: 218 red, 185 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DAB9DA?: The complementary color is #B9DAB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DAB9DA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.93:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.