Close to Thistle
#DABBDB
#DABBDB is a light, muted pink, close to the color Thistle. In RGB it’s made of 85.5% red, 73.3% green, and 85.9% blue. Its hue is 298°, with 31% saturation and 80% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Tints, shades & tones
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #DABBDB.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
Open in the palette creator →Tetradic
Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
1.73:1 FailBlack text on this color
12.11:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.73:1 FailThis color as text on black
12.11:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #DABBDB as they’d see it.
#DABBDB in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #DABBDB
What color is #DABBDB?
#DABBDB is a light, muted pink, close to the color Thistle. In RGB it’s made of 85.5% red, 73.3% green, and 85.9% blue. Its hue is 298°, with 31% saturation and 80% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #DABBDB in RGB?
#DABBDB is rgb(218, 187, 219): 218 red, 187 green, and 219 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #DABBDB in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 15, 0, 14). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #DABBDB?
PANTONE 2562 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #DABBDB?
Its complement #AECDAD gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.