What color is #DABAFF?

#DABAFF is a very light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Violet Heaven. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DABAFF?

The RGB value is 218, 186, 255: 218 red, 186 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DABAFF?

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

Is black or white text better on #DABAFF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.45:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DABAFF color

#DABAFF rgb(218, 186, 255)

Shades of purple

The hex color #DABAFF is a very light, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 72.9% green and 100% blue (218, 186, 255).

Its hue angle is 268°, with 100% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Violet Heaven (#CDB7FA), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.45:1).

#DABAFF color codes

HEX	`#DABAFF`
RGB	`rgb(218, 186, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 72.9%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(268, 100%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(268, 27%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 27%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.32, 24.27, -29.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.32, 38.42, 309.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.519, 57.244, 102.238)`
Decimal	`14334719`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DABAFF, 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 #DABAFF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DABAFF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.45:1	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 #DABAFF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dabaff; }
.text { color: #dabaff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dabaff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 186 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dabaff, #fdbaff); }

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Questions

What color is #DABAFF?: #DABAFF is a very light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Violet Heaven. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DABAFF?: The RGB value is 218, 186, 255: 218 red, 186 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DABAFF?: The complementary color is #DFFFBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DABAFF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.45:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.