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#DAB0ED Color

#DAB0ED is rgb(218, 176, 237) in RGB, hsl(281, 63%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(8%, 26%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Tropical Violet (#CDA4DE), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.71. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DAB0ED
HEX#DAB0ED
RGBrgb(218, 176, 237)
HSLhsl(281, 63%, 81%)
HSVhsv(281, 26%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(8%, 26%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(81.5% 0.095 315.1)
LABlab(77.20% 23.75 -24.66)
LCHlch(77.20% 34.24 313.93)

What #DAB0ED 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 #DAB0ED, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 4.71Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 5.96Medium Lavender Magenta#DDA0DDΔE 8.4Mauve#E0B0FFΔE 9.25Light Grayish Magenta#CC99CCΔE 10.12Pastel Violet#CB99C9ΔE 10.99

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

#DAB0ED Channel Values

How #DAB0ED 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 176 · B 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 281° · S 63% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 281° · S 26% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 8% · M 26% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.84:1 vs white · 11.41:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DAB0ED 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 text11.41:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DAB0ED in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DAB0ED

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DAB0ED; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#DAB0ED
Complementary
#C3EDB0
Analogous
#BBB0ED
Analogous
#EDB0E2
Triadic
#EDDAB0
Triadic
#B0EDDA
Split comp.
#E2EDB0
Split comp.
#B0EDBB

Tints & Shades of #DAB0ED

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

#DEB8EF
#E4C5F2
#E7CDF4
#EDDAF7
#F1E2F8
#F7EEFB

Shades

#C482E3
#AF55D8
#972DC8
#74239A
#52196C
#2F0E3E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #DAB0ED.

How #DAB0ED 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#DAB0ED
Protanopia#B8B8ED
Protanomaly#C7B5ED
Deuteranopia#BFBFEC
Deuteranomaly#CAB9EC
Tritanopia#D3B9B9
Tritanomaly#D6B6D0
Achromatopsia#BFBFBF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DAB0ED in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-dab0ed: #DAB0ED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DAB0ED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dab0ed': '#DAB0ED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.855, green: 0.690, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_dab0ed">#DAB0ED</color>
SVG fillfill="#DAB0ED"

More Purple Colors

#DAB0ED sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#DAB0ED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DAB0ED?

#DAB0ED is a lightest purple — rgb(218, 176, 237) in RGB and hsl(281, 63%, 81%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Tropical Violet (#CDA4DE), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.71.

What is the RGB value of #DAB0ED?

#DAB0ED is rgb(218, 176, 237) — red 218, green 176, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DAB0ED?

#DAB0ED converts to approximately cmyk(8%, 26%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DAB0ED be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DAB0ED scores 1.84:1 against white and 11.41:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DAB0ED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DAB0ED 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 8.4, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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