What color is #DACBE1?

#DACBE1 is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Decadial Pink. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DACBE1?

The RGB value is 218, 203, 225: 218 red, 203 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DACBE1?

The complementary color is #D2E1CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DACBE1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.61:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DACBE1 color

#DACBE1 rgb(218, 203, 225)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DACBE1 is a very light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 79.6% green and 88.2% blue (218, 203, 225).

Its hue angle is 281°, with 27% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Decadial Pink (#DECADE), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.61:1).

#DACBE1 color codes

HEX	`#DACBE1`
RGB	`rgb(218, 203, 225)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 79.6%, 88.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(281, 27%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(281, 10%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 10%, 0%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.47, 9.17, -8.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.47, 12.84, 315.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.858, 63.054, 80.026)`
Decimal	`14339041`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DACBE1, 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 #DACBE1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DACBE1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.61:1	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 #DACBE1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dacbe1; }
.text { color: #dacbe1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dacbe1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 203 225 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dacbe1, #e1cbdd); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #DACBE1?: #DACBE1 is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Decadial Pink. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DACBE1?: The RGB value is 218, 203, 225: 218 red, 203 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DACBE1?: The complementary color is #D2E1CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DACBE1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.61:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.