What color is #DAD3E6?

#DAD3E6 is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Dust of the Moon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DAD3E6?

The RGB value is 218, 211, 230: 218 red, 211 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DAD3E6?

The complementary color is #DFE6D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DAD3E6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.44:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DAD3E6 color

#DAD3E6 rgb(218, 211, 230)

Shades of purple

The hex color #DAD3E6 is a very light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 82.7% green and 90.2% blue (218, 211, 230).

Its hue angle is 262°, with 28% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Dust of the Moon (#CFC9DF), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.44:1).

#DAD3E6 color codes

HEX	`#DAD3E6`
RGB	`rgb(218, 211, 230)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 82.7%, 90.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(262, 28%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(262, 8%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 8%, 0%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.61, 5.88, -8.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.61, 10.32, 304.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.488, 67.207, 84.317)`
Decimal	`14341094`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DAD3E6, 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 #DAD3E6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DAD3E6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.44:1	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 #DAD3E6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dad3e6; }
.text { color: #dad3e6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dad3e6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 211 230 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dad3e6, #e4d3e6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #DAD3E6?: #DAD3E6 is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Dust of the Moon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DAD3E6?: The RGB value is 218, 211, 230: 218 red, 211 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DAD3E6?: The complementary color is #DFE6D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DAD3E6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.44:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.