What color is #DABEF6?

#DABEF6 is a very light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Neon Boneyard. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DABEF6?

The RGB value is 218, 190, 246: 218 red, 190 green and 246 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DABEF6?

The complementary color is #DAF6BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DABEF6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.68:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DABEF6 color

#DABEF6 rgb(218, 190, 246)

Shades of purple

The hex color #DABEF6 is a very light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 74.5% green and 96.5% blue (218, 190, 246).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 76% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Neon Boneyard (#DFC5FE), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.68:1).

#DABEF6 color codes

HEX	`#DABEF6`
RGB	`rgb(218, 190, 246)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 74.5%, 96.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 76%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 23%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 23%, 0%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.95, 20.25, -24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.95, 31.4, 310.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.958, 58.387, 95.071)`
Decimal	`14335734`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DABEF6, 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 #DABEF6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DABEF6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.68:1	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 #DABEF6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dabef6; }
.text { color: #dabef6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dabef6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 190 246 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dabef6, #f6bef6); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #DABEF6?: #DABEF6 is a very light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Neon Boneyard. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DABEF6?: The RGB value is 218, 190, 246: 218 red, 190 green and 246 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DABEF6?: The complementary color is #DAF6BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DABEF6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.68:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.