What color is #DAC1D7?

#DAC1D7 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 #DAC1D7?

The RGB value is 218, 193, 215: 218 red, 193 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DAC1D7?

The complementary color is #C1DAC4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DAC1D7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.59:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DAC1D7 color

#DAC1D7 rgb(218, 193, 215)

Shades of purple

The hex color #DAC1D7 is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 75.7% green and 84.3% blue (218, 193, 215).

Its hue angle is 307°, with 25% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 1% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Thistle (#D8BFD8), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.59:1).

#DAC1D7 color codes

HEX	`#DAC1D7`
RGB	`rgb(218, 193, 215)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 75.7%, 84.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(307, 25%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(307, 11%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 1%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.71, 12.64, -7.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.71, 14.82, 328.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.248, 57.953, 72.289)`
Decimal	`14336471`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DAC1D7, 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 #DAC1D7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DAC1D7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.59:1	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 #DAC1D7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dac1d7; }
.text { color: #dac1d7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dac1d7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 193 215 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dac1d7, #dac1ca); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #DAC1D7?: #DAC1D7 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 #DAC1D7?: The RGB value is 218, 193, 215: 218 red, 193 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DAC1D7?: The complementary color is #C1DAC4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DAC1D7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.59:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.