What color is #DACCEB?

#DACCEB 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 #DACCEB?

The RGB value is 218, 204, 235: 218 red, 204 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DACCEB?

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

Is black or white text better on #DACCEB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.82:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DACCEB color

#DACCEB rgb(218, 204, 235)

Shades of purple

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 80% green and 92.2% blue (218, 204, 235).

Its hue angle is 267°, with 44% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Love (#D5C7E8), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.82:1).

#DACCEB color codes

HEX	`#DACCEB`
RGB	`rgb(218, 204, 235)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 80%, 92.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(267, 44%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(267, 13%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 13%, 0%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.01, 10.55, -13.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.01, 17.14, 308)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.499, 64.089, 87.501)`
Decimal	`14339307`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DACCEB, 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 #DACCEB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DACCEB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.82:1	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 #DACCEB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dacceb; }
.text { color: #dacceb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dacceb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 204 235 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dacceb, #e9cceb); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #DACCEB?: #DACCEB 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 #DACCEB?: The RGB value is 218, 204, 235: 218 red, 204 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DACCEB?: The complementary color is #DDEBCC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DACCEB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.82:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.