Colour
#DAD8DF
- #DAD8DF
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Gainsboro
#DAD8DF is a violet with RGB values 218, 216, 223 and HSL 257°, 10%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.
Colour values
#DAD8DF#DAD8DF
HEX#DAD8DF
RGBrgb(218, 216, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.8549, 0.8471, 0.8745
RGB percentages85.5%, 84.7%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(257.1, 9.9%, 86.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(257.1, 3.1%, 87.5%)
CMYK2.2%, 3.1%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,342,367
CSS custom property--colour: #DAD8DF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.69345WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness217.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.87:1
Contrast with white1.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D9D9D9
Inverted#252720
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.41:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.87:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#DDDFD8
Analogous#D8DADF, #DED8DF
Triadic#DFDAD8, #D8DFDA
Split complementary#DFDED8, #DADFD8
Tetradic#DFD8DA, #DDDFD8, #D8DFDE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R218
G216
B223
Red218 (85.5%)
Green216 (84.7%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue257.14°
Saturation (HSL)9.86%
Lightness86.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DA · G D8 · B DF
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