What color is #DACBE5?

#DACBE5 is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Foggy Love. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DACBE5?

The RGB value is 218, 203, 229: 218 red, 203 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DACBE5?

The complementary color is #D6E5CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DACBE5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.65:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DACBE5 color

#DACBE5 rgb(218, 203, 229)

Shades of purple

The hex color #DACBE5 is a very light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 79.6% green and 89.8% blue (218, 203, 229).

Its hue angle is 275°, with 33% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Love (#D5C7E8), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.65:1).

#DACBE5 color codes

HEX	`#DACBE5`
RGB	`rgb(218, 203, 229)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 79.6%, 89.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(275, 33%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(275, 11%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 11%, 0%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.59, 9.93, -10.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.59, 14.78, 312.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.41, 63.275, 82.934)`
Decimal	`14339045`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DACBE5, 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 #DACBE5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DACBE5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.65:1	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 #DACBE5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dacbe5; }
.text { color: #dacbe5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dacbe5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 203 229 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dacbe5, #e5cbe3); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #DACBE5?: #DACBE5 is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Foggy Love. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DACBE5?: The RGB value is 218, 203, 229: 218 red, 203 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DACBE5?: The complementary color is #D6E5CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DACBE5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.65:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.