#DACEE3 Color

#DACEE3 is rgb(218, 206, 227) in RGB, hsl(274, 27%, 85%) in HSL, and about cmyk(4%, 9%, 0%, 11%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Languid Lavender (#D6CADD), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.78. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DACEE3

HEX#DACEE3

RGBrgb(218, 206, 227)

HSLhsl(274, 27%, 85%)

HSVhsv(274, 9%, 89%)

CMYKcmyk(4%, 9%, 0%, 11%)

OKLCHoklch(86.7% 0.031 311)

LABlab(84.23% 7.14 -8.85)

LCHlch(84.23% 11.37 308.91)

What #DACEE3 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 #DACEE3, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Languid Lavender#D6CADDΔE 1.78 Thistle#D8BFD8ΔE 6.72 Light Periwinkle#C5CBE1ΔE 7.12 Lavender Gray#C4C3D0ΔE 7.49 Digital Lavender#C8B7C9ΔE 8.34 Queen Pink#E8CCD7ΔE 8.39

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

#DACEE3 Channel Values

How #DACEE3 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 206 · B 227	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 274° · S 27% · L 85%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 274° · S 9% · V 89%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 4% · M 9% · Y 0% · K 11%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.51:1 vs white · 13.92:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DACEE3 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 text1.51:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text13.92:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #DACEE3

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DACEE3; 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 #DACEE3

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 #DACEE3.

How #DACEE3 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#DACEE3

Protanopia#D0D0E3

Protanomaly#D4CFE3

Deuteranopia#D2D2E3

Deuteranomaly#D5D0E3

Tritanopia#D7D1D1

Tritanomaly#D8D0D8

Achromatopsia#D2D2D2

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Using #DACEE3 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-dacee3: #DACEE3;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DACEE3;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dacee3': '#DACEE3' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.855, green: 0.808, blue: 0.890)

Android XML<color name="color_dacee3">#DACEE3</color>

SVG fillfill="#DACEE3"

More Purple Colors

#DACEE3 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

#DACEE3 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DACEE3?

#DACEE3 is a lightest purple — rgb(218, 206, 227) in RGB and hsl(274, 27%, 85%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Languid Lavender (#D6CADD), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.78.

What is the RGB value of #DACEE3?

#DACEE3 is rgb(218, 206, 227) — red 218, green 206, and blue 227 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DACEE3?

#DACEE3 converts to approximately cmyk(4%, 9%, 0%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DACEE3 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DACEE3 scores 1.51:1 against white and 13.92:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DACEE3 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DACEE3 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 6.72, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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