Color

#DA8BCD

Light warm purple. Nearest reference color: Middle purple.

RGB

0–255

218

139

205

CMYK

0–100%

36.24%

5.96%

14.51%

RGB describes how #DA8BCD is represented with light on digital screens. This color combines red 218, green 139 and blue 205.

CMYK describes the same color using the four components commonly used in printing: cyan 0%, magenta 36.24%, yellow 5.96% and black 14.51%.

HSL values

H 309.87° S 51.63% L 70%

In the HSL color model, #DA8BCD has a hue of 309.87°, 51.63% saturation and 70% lightness. The sliders below show where this color sits across each of these three dimensions.

Color insight

#DA8BCD is a light, warm purple with moderate chroma.

Temperature: Warm
Lightness: Light
Chroma: Moderate

Color formats

Copy #DA8BCD in a format ready to use in CSS, design tools or other applications.

HEX #DA8BCD

RGB rgb(218, 139, 205)

HSL hsl(309.87 51.63% 70%)

OKLCH oklch(0.738822 0.127677 332.9048)

CSS --color: #DA8BCD;

Tints of #DA8BCD

Tints are lighter variations of #DA8BCD. They keep the character of the original color while moving progressively toward a lighter appearance.

#FFE6FA #FFC9F5 #FEACF0 #EC9BDE #DA8BCD

Shades of #DA8BCD

Shades are darker variations of #DA8BCD. Moving toward black increases visual depth while preserving the underlying hue of the color.

#DA8BCD #A75C9C #762F6D #470041 #10000E

Tones of #DA8BCD

Tones reduce the chroma of #DA8BCD, producing quieter and more muted variations without simply making the color lighter or darker.

#DA8BCD #D193C6 #C79ABF #BDA0B7 #B2A6B0

Tonal range of #DA8BCD

A continuous light-to-dark scale places #DA8BCD between its lighter tints and deeper shades.

#FFE6FA #FFC9F5 #FEACF0 #EC9BDE #DA8BCD #A75C9C #762F6D #470041 #10000E

CSS color scale

Use this tonal range as reusable CSS custom properties.

:root {
    --color-100: #FFE6FA;
    --color-200: #FFC9F5;
    --color-300: #FEACF0;
    --color-400: #EC9BDE;
    --color-500: #DA8BCD;
    --color-600: #A75C9C;
    --color-700: #762F6D;
    --color-800: #470041;
    --color-900: #10000E;
}

Colors that go with #DA8BCD

Color harmonies for #DA8BCD are generated by rotating its hue in the OKLCH color space while preserving its lightness and chroma. This creates classic complementary, analogous, triadic and other hue relationships with more consistent perceptual balance.

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel, creating the strongest direct hue contrast.

#DA8BCD #64C283

Analogous

Neighboring hues that stay visually close to the original color.

#BB96ED #DA8BCD #EC86A3

Triadic

Three evenly spaced hues that create a broader, balanced color relationship.

#DA8BCD #C6A83D #0EBFDA

Split complementary

Two hues around the complementary color, providing contrast with more variation.

#DA8BCD #9CB757 #1CC4B2

Tetradic

Four related hues forming two complementary pairs on the color wheel.

#DA8BCD #E3974D #64C283 #5AB3F4

CSS gradients with #DA8BCD

These gradients show how #DA8BCD moves toward white, black and its complementary color. Each gradient includes ready-to-use CSS that can be copied directly into a project.

Toward white

A light gradient that moves from the original color toward white.

#DA8BCD #E5A8DA #EEC5E6 #F7E2F3 #FFFFFF

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #DA8BCD, #E5A8DA, #EEC5E6, #F7E2F3, #FFFFFF);

Toward black

A dark gradient that moves from the original color toward black.

#DA8BCD #945D8B #54324E #1B0D19 #000000

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #DA8BCD, #945D8B, #54324E, #1B0D19, #000000);

Toward the complementary color

A gradient connecting the original color with its complementary hue.

#DA8BCD #F0878C #E3974D #B3B045 #64C283

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #DA8BCD, #F0878C, #E3974D, #B3B045, #64C283);

Text contrast and accessibility

Contrast determines how clearly text can be distinguished from #DA8BCD. The values below compare white and black text using WCAG contrast ratios.

White text

2.45:1

AA normal Fail AA large Fail AAA normal Fail

Black text

8.56:1

AA normal Pass AA large Pass AAA normal Pass

Recommended text color: #000000 . Relative luminance: 0.3778 .

Accessible CSS

Use the recommended text color with #DA8BCD as the background.

background-color: #DA8BCD;
color: #000000;

Using #DA8BCD in design

See how #DA8BCD works in a simple interface. The examples below use the color as a background, accent and interface element, with text chosen from its accessibility result.

Background

Paletico Color in context

#DA8BCD used as a full background with its recommended text color.

Accent

Accent color

Use #DA8BCD to emphasize selected interface elements without filling the entire surface.

Example action

Tonal pair

#FFC9F5

#DA8BCD

#470041

Colors similar to #DA8BCD

These nearby colors are generated from perceptual variations of #DA8BCD, including changes in lightness, chroma and hue.

#F5A4E7 #BF73B3 #E580D6 #CE95C4 #D18ED9 #E289C0 #DE9BE6 #D47CB3

Color vision simulation

The simulations below show mathematical approximations of how #DA8BCD may shift under three forms of color vision deficiency. They are simulations, not a diagnosis or an exact representation of any individual person's vision.

Protanopia #8A9ECF Deuteranopia #9EA9CB Tritanopia #E18FA3

Simulation based on the model by Machado, Oliveira and Fernandes (2009), published in IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics. DOI: 10.1109/TVCG.2009.113.

Advanced color values

Beyond RGB, CMYK and HSL, #DA8BCD can also be represented in perceptual and device-independent color spaces used in color science and modern design tools.

XYZ

X: 49.165
Y: 37.7808
Z: 62.4485

CIELAB

L*: 67.8587
a*: 39.9078
b*: -21.5852

OKLab

L: 0.738822
a: 0.113664
b: -0.058153

OKLCH

L: 0.738822
C: 0.127677
H: 332.9048°