What color is #DACDEF?

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

What is the RGB value of #DACDEF?

The RGB value is 218, 205, 239: 218 red, 205 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DACDEF?

The complementary color is #E2EFCD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DACDEF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.96:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DACDEF color

#DACDEF rgb(218, 205, 239)

Shades of purple

The hex color #DACDEF is a very light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 80.4% green and 93.7% blue (218, 205, 239).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 52% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Love (#D5C7E8), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.96:1).

#DACDEF color codes

HEX	`#DACDEF`
RGB	`rgb(218, 205, 239)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 80.4%, 93.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 52%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 14%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 14%, 0%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.38, 10.81, -15.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.38, 18.56, 305.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.322, 64.8, 90.658)`
Decimal	`14339567`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DACDEF, 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 #DACDEF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DACDEF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.96:1	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 #DACDEF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dacdef; }
.text { color: #dacdef; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dacdef; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 205 239 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dacdef, #ebcdef); }

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Questions

What color is #DACDEF?: #DACDEF is a very light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Foggy Love. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DACDEF?: The RGB value is 218, 205, 239: 218 red, 205 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DACDEF?: The complementary color is #E2EFCD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DACDEF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.96:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.