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#DA91EE Color

#DA91EE is rgb(218, 145, 238) in RGB, hsl(287, 73%, 75%) in HSL, and about cmyk(8%, 39%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Bright Lilac (#D891EF), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.01. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DA91EE
HEX#DA91EE
RGBrgb(218, 145, 238)
HSLhsl(287, 73%, 75%)
HSVhsv(287, 39%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(8%, 39%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(76.2% 0.15 318.8)
LABlab(70.23% 39.70 -35.83)
LCHlch(70.23% 53.48 317.93)

What #DA91EE Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #DA91EE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#DA91EE Channel Values

How #DA91EE breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 218 · G 145 · B 2388-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 287° · S 73% · L 75%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 287° · S 39% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 8% · M 39% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.27:1 vs white · 9.27:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DA91EE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.27:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.27:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #DA91EE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DA91EE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #DA91EE

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

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How #DA91EE Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#DA91EE
Protanopia#A1A1EE
Protanomaly#BA9BEE
Deuteranopia#AEAEED
Deuteranomaly#C1A3ED
Tritanopia#D0A1A1
Tritanomaly#D49BC4
Achromatopsia#ACACAC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DA91EE in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-da91ee: #DA91EE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DA91EE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-da91ee': '#DA91EE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.855, green: 0.569, blue: 0.933)
Android XML<color name="color_da91ee">#DA91EE</color>
SVG fillfill="#DA91EE"

More Purple Colors

#DA91EE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DA91EE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DA91EE?

#DA91EE is a light purple — rgb(218, 145, 238) in RGB and hsl(287, 73%, 75%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Bright Lilac (#D891EF), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.01.

What is the RGB value of #DA91EE?

#DA91EE is rgb(218, 145, 238) — red 218, green 145, and blue 238 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DA91EE?

#DA91EE converts to approximately cmyk(8%, 39%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DA91EE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DA91EE scores 2.27:1 against white and 9.27:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DA91EE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DA91EE is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is violet (#EE82EE) at a CIE76 distance of 13.63, which is visibly different.

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