What color is #DAD0E1?

#DAD0E1 is a very light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Dust of the Moon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DAD0E1?

The RGB value is 218, 208, 225: 218 red, 208 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DAD0E1?

The complementary color is #D7E1D0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DAD0E1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.09:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DAD0E1 color

#DAD0E1 rgb(218, 208, 225)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DAD0E1 is a very light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 81.6% green and 88.2% blue (218, 208, 225).

Its hue angle is 275°, with 22% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Dust of the Moon (#CFC9DF), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.09:1).

#DAD0E1 color codes

HEX	`#DAD0E1`
RGB	`rgb(218, 208, 225)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 81.6%, 88.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(275, 22%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(275, 8%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 8%, 0%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.72, 6.52, -7.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.72, 9.67, 312.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.058, 65.454, 80.426)`
Decimal	`14340321`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DAD0E1, 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 #DAD0E1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DAD0E1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.09:1	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 #DAD0E1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dad0e1; }
.text { color: #dad0e1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dad0e1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 208 225 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dad0e1, #e1d0e0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #DAD0E1?: #DAD0E1 is a very light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Dust of the Moon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DAD0E1?: The RGB value is 218, 208, 225: 218 red, 208 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DAD0E1?: The complementary color is #D7E1D0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DAD0E1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.09:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.