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#DACAEC Color

#DACAEC is rgb(218, 202, 236) in RGB, hsl(268, 47%, 86%) in HSL, and about cmyk(8%, 14%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Soap (#CEC8EF), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.84. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DACAEC
HEX#DACAEC
RGBrgb(218, 202, 236)
HSLhsl(268, 47%, 86%)
HSVhsv(268, 14%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(8%, 14%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(86.3% 0.049 306.6)
LABlab(83.46% 10.44 -14.75)
LCHlch(83.46% 18.07 305.28)

What #DACAEC 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 #DACAEC, 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.

#DACAEC Channel Values

How #DACAEC 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 202 · B 2368-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 268° · S 47% · L 86%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 268° · S 14% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 8% · M 14% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.54:1 vs white · 13.64:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DACAEC 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 text1.54:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #DACAEC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DACAEC; 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 #DACAEC

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 #DACAEC.

How #DACAEC 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#DACAEC
Protanopia#CDCDEC
Protanomaly#D2CCEC
Deuteranopia#CFCFEC
Deuteranomaly#D4CDEC
Tritanopia#D6CFCF
Tritanomaly#D7CDDB
Achromatopsia#D0D0D0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DACAEC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-dacaec: #DACAEC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DACAEC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dacaec': '#DACAEC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.855, green: 0.792, blue: 0.925)
Android XML<color name="color_dacaec">#DACAEC</color>
SVG fillfill="#DACAEC"

More Purple Colors

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

#DACAEC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DACAEC?

#DACAEC is a lightest purple — rgb(218, 202, 236) in RGB and hsl(268, 47%, 86%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Soap (#CEC8EF), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.84.

What is the RGB value of #DACAEC?

#DACAEC is rgb(218, 202, 236) — red 218, green 202, and blue 236 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DACAEC?

#DACAEC converts to approximately cmyk(8%, 14%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DACAEC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DACAEC scores 1.54:1 against white and 13.64:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DACAEC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DACAEC 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 6.85, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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