What color is #DAD7E5?

#DAD7E5 is a very light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Velvet Scarf. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DAD7E5?

The RGB value is 218, 215, 229: 218 red, 215 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DAD7E5?

The complementary color is #E2E5D7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DAD7E5?

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.

#DAD7E5 color

#DAD7E5 rgb(218, 215, 229)

Shades of blue

The hex color #DAD7E5 is a very light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 84.3% green and 89.8% blue (218, 215, 229).

Its hue angle is 253°, with 21% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Velvet Scarf (#E3DFEC), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#DAD7E5 color codes

HEX	`#DAD7E5`
RGB	`rgb(218, 215, 229)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 84.3%, 89.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(253, 21%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(253, 6%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 6%, 0%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.58, 3.6, -6.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.58, 7.43, 298.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.354, 69.163, 83.915)`
Decimal	`14342117`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DAD7E5, 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 #DAD7E5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DAD7E5 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 #DAD7E5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dad7e5; }
.text { color: #dad7e5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dad7e5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 215 229 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dad7e5, #e1d7e5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #DAD7E5?: #DAD7E5 is a very light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Velvet Scarf. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DAD7E5?: The RGB value is 218, 215, 229: 218 red, 215 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DAD7E5?: The complementary color is #E2E5D7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DAD7E5?: 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.