#DAAFF8 Color

#DAAFF8 is rgb(218, 175, 248) in RGB, hsl(275, 84%, 83%) in HSL, and about cmyk(12%, 29%, 0%, 3%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mauve (#E0B0FF), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.46. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DAAFF8

HEX#DAAFF8

RGBrgb(218, 175, 248)

HSLhsl(275, 84%, 83%)

HSVhsv(275, 29%, 97%)

CMYKcmyk(12%, 29%, 0%, 3%)

OKLCHoklch(81.7% 0.11 310.9)

LABlab(77.29% 25.95 -30.42)

LCHlch(77.29% 39.98 310.46)

What #DAAFF8 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 #DAAFF8, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Mauve#E0B0FFΔE 3.46 Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 8.67 Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 8.71 Medium Lavender Magenta#DDA0DDΔE 10.59 Rich Brilliant Lavender#F1A7FEΔE 12.64 Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 13.05

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

#DAAFF8 Channel Values

How #DAAFF8 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 218 · G 175 · B 248	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 275° · S 84% · L 83%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 275° · S 29% · V 97%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 12% · M 29% · Y 0% · K 3%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.83:1 vs white · 11.47:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DAAFF8 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 text1.83:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text11.47:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #DAAFF8

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DAAFF8; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base

Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #DAAFF8

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 #DAAFF8.

How #DAAFF8 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#DAAFF8

Protanopia#B7B7F8

Protanomaly#C6B4F8

Deuteranopia#BFBFF7

Deuteranomaly#CAB9F7

Tritanopia#D1BABA

Tritanomaly#D5B6D6

Achromatopsia#BFBFBF

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Using #DAAFF8 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-daaff8: #DAAFF8;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DAAFF8;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-daaff8': '#DAAFF8' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.855, green: 0.686, blue: 0.973)

Android XML<color name="color_daaff8">#DAAFF8</color>

SVG fillfill="#DAAFF8"

More Purple Colors

#DAAFF8 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024 fdf8ff 170b22 fdf4ff 1b0d35 faf5ff 1d0731 fae8ff 1e0033 f6cfff 20002e f3e8ff 300052 402060 541490 6600cc 7008e7 8806ce 9900cc a11fff b19cd9 c27aff cebeef e0b2eb

#DAAFF8 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DAAFF8?

#DAAFF8 is a lightest purple — rgb(218, 175, 248) in RGB and hsl(275, 84%, 83%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mauve (#E0B0FF), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.46.

What is the RGB value of #DAAFF8?

#DAAFF8 is rgb(218, 175, 248) — red 218, green 175, and blue 248 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DAAFF8?

#DAAFF8 converts to approximately cmyk(12%, 29%, 0%, 3%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DAAFF8 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DAAFF8 scores 1.83:1 against white and 11.47:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DAAFF8 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DAAFF8 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 10.59, which is visibly different.

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