What color is #DAD5FF?

#DAD5FF is a very light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Periwinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DAD5FF?

The RGB value is 218, 213, 255: 218 red, 213 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DAD5FF?

The complementary color is #FAFFD5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DAD5FF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.94:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DAD5FF color

#DAD5FF rgb(218, 213, 255)

Shades of blue

The hex color #DAD5FF is a very light, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 83.5% green and 100% blue (218, 213, 255).

Its hue angle is 247°, with 100% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Periwinkle (#CCCCFF), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.94:1).

#DAD5FF color codes

HEX	`#DAD5FF`
RGB	`rgb(218, 213, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 83.5%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(247, 100%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(247, 16%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 16%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.86, 9.8, -19.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.86, 22.12, 296.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.754, 69.713, 104.317)`
Decimal	`14341631`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DAD5FF, 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 #DAD5FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DAD5FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.94:1	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 #DAD5FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dad5ff; }
.text { color: #dad5ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dad5ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 213 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dad5ff, #efd5ff); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #DAD5FF?: #DAD5FF is a very light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Periwinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DAD5FF?: The RGB value is 218, 213, 255: 218 red, 213 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DAD5FF?: The complementary color is #FAFFD5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DAD5FF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.94:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.