What color is #DABEDC?

#DABEDC is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Thistle. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DABEDC?

The RGB value is 218, 190, 220: 218 red, 190 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DABEDC?

The complementary color is #C0DCBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DABEDC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.38:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DABEDC color

#DABEDC rgb(218, 190, 220)

Shades of purple

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 74.5% green and 86.3% blue (218, 190, 220).

Its hue angle is 296°, with 30% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Thistle (#D8BFD8), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.38:1).

#DABEDC color codes

HEX	`#DABEDC`
RGB	`rgb(218, 190, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 74.5%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(296, 30%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(296, 14%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 14%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.12, 15.17, -11.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.12, 18.91, 323.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.243, 56.901, 75.506)`
Decimal	`14335708`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DABEDC, 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 #DABEDC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DABEDC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.38:1	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 #DABEDC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dabedc; }
.text { color: #dabedc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dabedc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 190 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dabedc, #dcbecf); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #DABEDC?: #DABEDC is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Thistle. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DABEDC?: The RGB value is 218, 190, 220: 218 red, 190 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DABEDC?: The complementary color is #C0DCBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DABEDC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.38:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.