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#D8AEEA closest to Candy Floss

#D8AEEA is a light, moderately saturated purple; the closest named color is Candy Floss. In the RGB color model it is made of 84.7% red, 68.2% green and 91.8% blue (rgb(216, 174, 234)). Its HSL value is 282° hue, 59% saturation and 80% lightness, and in CMYK it is 8% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. #D8AEEA is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.16:1.

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Variations of #D8AEEA

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#D8AEEA color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#D8AEEA for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #D8AEEA appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 86% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #AFBEE8
  • Protanopia 85% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A6BAEC
  • Protanomaly 89% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B5B8EB
  • Deuteranopia 86% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #AFBEE8
  • Deuteranomaly 91% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #BCB9E9
  • Tritanopia 87% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #D7B5C3
  • Tritanomaly 94% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #D9B1D9
  • Achromatopsia 81% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BDBDBD
  • Achromatomaly 86% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C4B9C9

#D8AEEA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.88:1 Very poor#D8AEEA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.16:1 Very good#D8AEEA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#D8AEEA in CSS

/* Candy Floss */
.color { color: #D8AEEA; }
.background { background-color: #D8AEEA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #D8AEEA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(216 174 234);
color: hsl(282 59% 80%);
color: oklch(0.808 0.094 315.6);

#D8AEEA FAQ

What color is #D8AEEA?

#D8AEEA is a light, moderately saturated purple. Its closest named color is Candy Floss. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #D8AEEA?

#D8AEEA is rgb(216, 174, 234) in RGB, hsl(282, 59%, 80%) in HSL and cmyk(8%, 26%, 0%, 8%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #D8AEEA?

The complementary color of #D8AEEA is #C0EAAE, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #D8AEEA?

Black text has the best contrast on #D8AEEA: 11.16:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #D8AEEA a warm or cool color?

#D8AEEA is a cool color.