What color is #DABEDF?

#DABEDF 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 #DABEDF?

The RGB value is 218, 190, 223: 218 red, 190 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DABEDF?

The complementary color is #C3DFBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DABEDF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.41:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DABEDF color

#DABEDF rgb(218, 190, 223)

Shades of purple

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 74.5% green and 87.5% blue (218, 190, 223).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 34% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Thistle (#D8BFD8), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.41:1).

#DABEDF color codes

HEX	`#DABEDF`
RGB	`rgb(218, 190, 223)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 74.5%, 87.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 34%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 15%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 15%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.21, 15.73, -12.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.21, 20.27, 320.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.644, 57.061, 77.617)`
Decimal	`14335711`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DABEDF, 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 #DABEDF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DABEDF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.41:1	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 #DABEDF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dabedf; }
.text { color: #dabedf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dabedf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 190 223 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dabedf, #dfbed4); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #DABEDF?: #DABEDF 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 #DABEDF?: The RGB value is 218, 190, 223: 218 red, 190 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DABEDF?: The complementary color is #C3DFBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DABEDF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.41:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.