Close to Quartz
#DAD4DE
#DAD4DE is a very light, soft, grayish purple, close to the color Quartz. In RGB it’s made of 85.5% red, 83.1% green, and 87.1% blue. Its hue is 276°, with 13% saturation and 85% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #DAD4DE.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
1.45:1 FailBlack text on this color
14.45:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.45:1 FailThis color as text on black
14.45:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #DAD4DE as they’d see it.
#DAD4DE in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #DAD4DE
What color is #DAD4DE?
#DAD4DE is a very light, soft, grayish purple, close to the color Quartz. In RGB it’s made of 85.5% red, 83.1% green, and 87.1% blue. Its hue is 276°, with 13% saturation and 85% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #DAD4DE in RGB?
#DAD4DE is rgb(218, 212, 222): 218 red, 212 green, and 222 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #DAD4DE in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(2, 5, 0, 13). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #DAD4DE?
PANTONE 2649 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #DAD4DE?
Its complement #D2D8CE gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.