What color is #DAD6EE?

#DAD6EE is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Foggy Plateau. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DAD6EE?

The RGB value is 218, 214, 238: 218 red, 214 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DAD6EE?

The complementary color is #EAEED6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DAD6EE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.83:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DAD6EE color

#DAD6EE rgb(218, 214, 238)

Shades of blue

The hex color #DAD6EE is a very light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 83.9% green and 93.3% blue (218, 214, 238).

Its hue angle is 250°, with 41% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plateau (#CFCBE5), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.83:1).

#DAD6EE color codes

HEX	`#DAD6EE`
RGB	`rgb(218, 214, 238)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 83.9%, 93.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(250, 41%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(250, 10%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 10%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.59, 5.85, -11.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.59, 12.68, 297.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.39, 69.171, 90.621)`
Decimal	`14341870`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DAD6EE, 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 #DAD6EE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DAD6EE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.83:1	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 #DAD6EE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dad6ee; }
.text { color: #dad6ee; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dad6ee; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 214 238 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dad6ee, #e6d6ee); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #DAD6EE?: #DAD6EE is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Foggy Plateau. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DAD6EE?: The RGB value is 218, 214, 238: 218 red, 214 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DAD6EE?: The complementary color is #EAEED6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DAD6EE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.83:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.