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#DAAFF4 Color

#DAAFF4 is rgb(218, 175, 244) in RGB, hsl(277, 76%, 82%) in HSL, and about cmyk(11%, 28%, 0%, 4%) 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 5.28. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DAAFF4
HEX#DAAFF4
RGBrgb(218, 175, 244)
HSLhsl(277, 76%, 82%)
HSVhsv(277, 28%, 96%)
CMYKcmyk(11%, 28%, 0%, 4%)
OKLCHoklch(81.6% 0.105 312.4)
LABlab(77.17% 25.33 -28.46)
LCHlch(77.17% 38.10 311.67)

What #DAAFF4 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 #DAAFF4, 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.

#DAAFF4 Channel Values

How #DAAFF4 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 175 · B 2448-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 277° · S 76% · L 82%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 277° · S 28% · V 96%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 11% · M 28% · Y 0% · K 4%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.84:1 vs white · 11.42:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DAAFF4 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 text1.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #DAAFF4

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DAAFF4; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #DAAFF4

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #DAAFF4.

How #DAAFF4 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#DAAFF4
Protanopia#B7B7F4
Protanomaly#C6B4F4
Deuteranopia#BFBFF3
Deuteranomaly#CAB9F3
Tritanopia#D1BABA
Tritanomaly#D5B5D4
Achromatopsia#BFBFBF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DAAFF4 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-daaff4: #DAAFF4;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DAAFF4;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-daaff4': '#DAAFF4' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.855, green: 0.686, blue: 0.957)
Android XML<color name="color_daaff4">#DAAFF4</color>
SVG fillfill="#DAAFF4"

More Purple Colors

#DAAFF4 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DAAFF4 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DAAFF4?

#DAAFF4 is a lightest purple — rgb(218, 175, 244) in RGB and hsl(277, 76%, 82%) 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 5.28.

What is the RGB value of #DAAFF4?

#DAAFF4 is rgb(218, 175, 244) — red 218, green 175, and blue 244 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DAAFF4?

#DAAFF4 converts to approximately cmyk(11%, 28%, 0%, 4%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DAAFF4 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DAAFF4 scores 1.84:1 against white and 11.42:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DAAFF4 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DAAFF4 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 9.35, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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