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#DAA6ED Color

#DAA6ED is rgb(218, 166, 237) in RGB, hsl(284, 66%, 79%) in HSL, and about cmyk(8%, 30%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mauve (#E0B0FF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.56. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DAA6ED
HEX#DAA6ED
RGBrgb(218, 166, 237)
HSLhsl(284, 66%, 79%)
HSVhsv(284, 30%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(8%, 30%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(79.7% 0.113 316.8)
LABlab(74.87% 28.87 -28.19)
LCHlch(74.87% 40.35 315.68)

What #DAA6ED 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 #DAA6ED, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Mauve#E0B0FFΔE 5.56Medium Lavender Magenta#DDA0DDΔE 6.81Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 7.28Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 7.61Rich Brilliant Lavender#F1A7FEΔE 10.86Maximum Pink#F6A5F2ΔE 11.14

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

#DAA6ED Channel Values

How #DAA6ED 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 166 · B 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 284° · S 66% · L 79%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 284° · S 30% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 8% · M 30% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.97:1 vs white · 10.66:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DAA6ED 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 text1.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DAA6ED in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DAA6ED

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DAA6ED; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#DAA6ED
Complementary
#B9EDA6
Analogous
#B7A6ED
Analogous
#EDA6DC
Triadic
#EDDAA6
Triadic
#A6EDDA
Split comp.
#DCEDA6
Split comp.
#A6EDB7

Tints & Shades of #DAA6ED

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.

Tints

#DFB3EF
#E3BBF1
#E8C8F4
#EDD5F6
#F3E1F9
#F6EAFB

Shades

#C778E3
#B54DDB
#9D29C7
#781F98
#53166A
#320D3F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #DAA6ED.

How #DAA6ED 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#DAA6ED
Protanopia#B0B0ED
Protanomaly#C2ACED
Deuteranopia#B9B9EC
Deuteranomaly#C7B2EC
Tritanopia#D2B1B1
Tritanomaly#D5ADCC
Achromatopsia#B9B9B9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DAA6ED in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-daa6ed: #DAA6ED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DAA6ED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-daa6ed': '#DAA6ED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.855, green: 0.651, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_daa6ed">#DAA6ED</color>
SVG fillfill="#DAA6ED"

More Purple Colors

#DAA6ED sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#DAA6ED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DAA6ED?

#DAA6ED is a light purple — rgb(218, 166, 237) in RGB and hsl(284, 66%, 79%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mauve (#E0B0FF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.56.

What is the RGB value of #DAA6ED?

#DAA6ED is rgb(218, 166, 237) — red 218, green 166, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DAA6ED?

#DAA6ED converts to approximately cmyk(8%, 30%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DAA6ED be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DAA6ED scores 1.97:1 against white and 10.66:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DAA6ED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DAA6ED 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 plum (#DDA0DD) at a CIE76 distance of 6.81, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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