#DAD6FF Color

#DAD6FF is rgb(218, 214, 255) in RGB, hsl(246, 100%, 92%) in HSL, and about cmyk(15%, 16%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Lavender (#DCD0FF), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.35. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

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HEX#DAD6FF

RGBrgb(218, 214, 255)

HSLhsl(246, 100%, 92%)

HSVhsv(246, 16%, 100%)

CMYKcmyk(15%, 16%, 0%, 0%)

OKLCHoklch(89.2% 0.056 289.7)

LABlab(86.93% 7.36 -19.58)

LCHlch(86.93% 20.92 290.59)

What #DAD6FF 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 #DAD6FF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pale Lavender#DCD0FFΔE 4.35 Soap#CEC8EFΔE 5.02 Lavender Blue#CCCCFFΔE 6.62 Periwinkle (Crayola)#C3CDE6ΔE 10.41 Light Periwinkle#C5CBE1ΔE 11.33 Lavender#E6E6FAΔE 11.89

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#DAD6FF Channel Values

How #DAD6FF 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 214 · B 255	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 246° · S 100% · L 92%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 246° · S 16% · V 100%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 15% · M 16% · Y 0% · K 0%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.4:1 vs white · 15.04:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DAD6FF 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 text1.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text15.04:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #DAD6FF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DAD6FF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #DAD6FF

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

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How #DAD6FF 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#DAD6FF

Protanopia#D7D7FF

Protanomaly#D8D6FF

Deuteranopia#D7D7FF

Deuteranomaly#D8D7FF

Tritanopia#D4DCDC

Tritanomaly#D7D9EB

Achromatopsia#DADADA

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Using #DAD6FF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-dad6ff: #DAD6FF;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DAD6FF;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dad6ff': '#DAD6FF' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.855, green: 0.839, blue: 1.000)

Android XML<color name="color_dad6ff">#DAD6FF</color>

SVG fillfill="#DAD6FF"

More Blue Colors

#DAD6FF sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

dbe4eb d7e1ee dbeafe d6ebff dce3ea d6d6ff dce3f9 d3edfd ddd6ff d3d9de ddddf8 d3cdf9 f5faff 000f89 0073e6 0e1b25 1a4065 273be2 364153 4b5d67 6082b6 778899 91a8ee afa3f5

#DAD6FF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DAD6FF?

#DAD6FF is a lightest blue — rgb(218, 214, 255) in RGB and hsl(246, 100%, 92%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pale Lavender (#DCD0FF), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.35.

What is the RGB value of #DAD6FF?

#DAD6FF is rgb(218, 214, 255) — red 218, green 214, and blue 255 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DAD6FF?

#DAD6FF converts to approximately cmyk(15%, 16%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DAD6FF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DAD6FF scores 1.4:1 against white and 15.04:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DAD6FF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DAD6FF 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 lavender (#E6E6FA) at a CIE76 distance of 11.89, which is visibly different.

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