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#DAC1EB Color

#DAC1EB is rgb(218, 193, 235) in RGB, hsl(276, 51%, 84%) in HSL, and about cmyk(7%, 18%, 0%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Lavender (#DCD0FF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.06. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DAC1EB
HEX#DAC1EB
RGBrgb(218, 193, 235)
HSLhsl(276, 51%, 84%)
HSVhsv(276, 18%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(7%, 18%, 0%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(84.5% 0.063 311.6)
LABlab(81.22% 14.81 -17.55)
LCHlch(81.22% 22.97 310.17)

What #DAC1EB 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 #DAC1EB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pale Lavender#DCD0FFΔE 7.06Soap#CEC8EFΔE 7.11Thistle#D8BFD8ΔE 8.82Lavender Blue#CCCCFFΔE 10.56Lilac#C8A2C8ΔE 11.68Shampoo#FFCFF1ΔE 12.17

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

#DAC1EB Channel Values

How #DAC1EB 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 193 · B 2358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 276° · S 51% · L 84%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 276° · S 18% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 7% · M 18% · Y 0% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.64:1 vs white · 12.81:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DAC1EB 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 text1.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DAC1EB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DAC1EB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DAC1EB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#DAC1EB
Complementary
#D2EBC1
Analogous
#C6C1EB
Analogous
#EBC1E7
Triadic
#EBDAC1
Triadic
#C1EBDA
Split comp.
#E7EBC1
Split comp.
#C1EBC6

Tints & Shades of #DAC1EB

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

#DFC9EE
#E4D1F0
#E8D8F3
#EDE0F5
#F1E8F8
#F6F0FA

Shades

#C197DD
#A669CE
#8D3EC1
#6B2F92
#4C2268
#2A133A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #DAC1EB.

How #DAC1EB 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#DAC1EB
Protanopia#C6C6EB
Protanomaly#CEC4EB
Deuteranopia#CACAEA
Deuteranomaly#D0C6EB
Tritanopia#D5C7C7
Tritanomaly#D7C5D6
Achromatopsia#CACACA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DAC1EB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-dac1eb: #DAC1EB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DAC1EB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dac1eb': '#DAC1EB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.855, green: 0.757, blue: 0.922)
Android XML<color name="color_dac1eb">#DAC1EB</color>
SVG fillfill="#DAC1EB"

More Purple Colors

#DAC1EB sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#DAC1EB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DAC1EB?

#DAC1EB is a lightest purple — rgb(218, 193, 235) in RGB and hsl(276, 51%, 84%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pale Lavender (#DCD0FF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.06.

What is the RGB value of #DAC1EB?

#DAC1EB is rgb(218, 193, 235) — red 218, green 193, and blue 235 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DAC1EB?

#DAC1EB converts to approximately cmyk(7%, 18%, 0%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DAC1EB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DAC1EB scores 1.64:1 against white and 12.81:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DAC1EB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DAC1EB 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 thistle (#D8BFD8) at a CIE76 distance of 8.82, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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