#DAD4E0

Accessibility

AAA

14.47:1

Vs white / black

1.45:1 · 14.47:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#dad4e0

RGB

rgb(218, 212, 224)

RGBA

rgba(218, 212, 224, 1)

HSL

hsl(270, 16%, 85%)

HSLA

hsla(270, 16%, 85%, 1)

HSV

hsv(270, 5%, 88%)

LAB

lab(85.69% 4.23 -5.17)

LCH

lch(85.69% 6.68 309.29)

OKLAB

oklab(0.8782 0.0108 -0.0137)

OKLCH

oklch(0.8782 0.0174 308.25)

XYZ

xyz(65.91, 67.37, 80.04)

CMYK

cmyk(3%, 5%, 0%, 12%)

CSS

color: #dad4e0;

CSS variable

--color-dad4e0: #dad4e0;

SCSS

$color-dad4e0: #dad4e0;

JavaScript

const color = "#dad4e0";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#dad4e0";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#dad4e0" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#dad4e0", "rgb": { "r": 218, "g": 212, "b": 224 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.8782 0.0174 308.25)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#dad4e0-1: #dad4e0;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

An arbitrary HEX is not an official Tailwind, Material, or Bootstrap color. Distance is CIEDE2000.

Nearest Tailwind color

zinc-300

Very different · ΔE 5.06 · #D4D4D8

Nearest CSS named color

Lavender

Very different · ΔE 5.42 · #E6E6FA

Nearest Material color

deep-purple-50

Noticeably different · ΔE 4.44 · #EDE7F6

Nearest Bootstrap color

light

Very different · ΔE 10.14 · #F8F9FA

OKLCH

Perceptual 50–950 scale

Generated in OKLCH from this hex. Not an official Tailwind scale unless the hex itself is a Tailwind token.

50f9f2ff 100ece5f2 200d8d1df 300c1bac8 400a59eab 500898390 600736d79 7005c5762 80047414c 900322c37 9501d1822

Palette

Tints & shades

Full scale from light tints through the base color into deep shades

fcfbfc f9f8fa f6f4f7 f3f1f5 f0edf2 edeaf0 e9e6ed e6e2ea e3dfe8 e0dbe5 ddd8e3 dad4e0 c8c2cd b6b1bb a49fa8 918d95 7f7c83 6d6a70 5b585d 49474b 373538 242325 121213

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

fcfbfc f9f8fa f6f4f7 f3f1f5 f0edf2 edeaf0 e9e6ed e6e2ea e3dfe8 e0dbe5 ddd8e3

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

c8c2cd b6b1bb a49fa8 918d95 7f7c83 6d6a70 5b585d 49474b 373538 242325 121213

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

d2cdd8 cbc6d0 c4bfc8 bcb8c0 b5b1b8 adaab0 a6a3a8 9e9ca0 979598 8f8e90 888788

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#DAD4E0Stop 1 #D9DFD3Stop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#D3D3DFStop 1 #DAD4E0Stop 2 #DFD3DFStop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#DAD4E0Stop 1 #DFD9D3Stop 2 #D3DFD9Stop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#DAD4E0Stop 1 #DFDFD3Stop 2 #D3DFD3Stop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#332B3BStop 1 #594B68Stop 2 #806B94Stop 3 #A697B4Stop 4 #CCC4D4Stop 5

Using this color

Where #dad4e0 works

#DAD4E0 (#dad4e0) sits in the deep purple family at about 270° hue, 16% saturation, and 85% lightness. Contrast is 1.45:1 on white and 14.47:1 on black, so near-black labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: zinc-300 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

Sensible jobs for this swatch

subtle surfaces, chips, and table stripes
text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #dad4e0 as small body text on white — 1.45:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.

Family context: Mystery, ambition, and creativity. Strong for artistic and spiritual associations. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Deep Purple range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Similar & related colors

Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

Material Deep Purple 50#EDE7F6 Tailwind zinc 300#D4D4D8 Lavender#E6E6FA Material Purple 50#F3E5F5 Tailwind violet 100#EDE9FE Material Indigo 50#E8EAF6 Tailwind gray 300#D1D5DB Tailwind zinc 200#E4E4E7 Tailwind purple 100#F3E8FF Tailwind violet 50#F5F3FF Tailwind neutral 300#D4D4D4 LightGray#D3D3D3