What color is #DAC2D8?

#DAC2D8 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Thistle. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DAC2D8?

The RGB value is 218, 194, 216: 218 red, 194 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DAC2D8?

The complementary color is #C2DAC4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DAC2D8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.69:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DAC2D8 color

#DAC2D8 rgb(218, 194, 216)

Shades of purple

The hex color #DAC2D8 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 76.1% green and 84.7% blue (218, 194, 216).

Its hue angle is 305°, with 24% 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 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.69:1).

#DAC2D8 color codes

HEX	`#DAC2D8`
RGB	`rgb(218, 194, 216)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 76.1%, 84.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(305, 24%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(305, 11%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 1%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.99, 12.29, -7.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.99, 14.59, 327.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.598, 58.448, 73.042)`
Decimal	`14336728`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DAC2D8, 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 #DAC2D8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DAC2D8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.69:1	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 #DAC2D8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dac2d8; }
.text { color: #dac2d8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dac2d8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 194 216 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dac2d8, #dac2cc); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #DAC2D8?: #DAC2D8 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Thistle. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DAC2D8?: The RGB value is 218, 194, 216: 218 red, 194 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DAC2D8?: The complementary color is #C2DAC4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DAC2D8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.69:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.