DAACEA

#DAACEA closest to Candy Floss

#DAACEA is a light, moderately saturated purple; the closest named color is Candy Floss. In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 67.5% green and 91.8% blue (rgb(218, 172, 234)). Its HSL value is 285° hue, 60% saturation and 80% lightness, and in CMYK it is 7% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. #DAACEA is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.07:1.

#DAACEA color conversion

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Variations of #DAACEA

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

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

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

#DAACEA 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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#DAACEA for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

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

  • Dog vision 85% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #AEBEE8
  • Protanopia 84% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A4B9ED
  • Protanomaly 89% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B5B6EB
  • Deuteranopia 85% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #AEBEE8
  • Deuteranomaly 90% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #BDB8E9
  • Tritanopia 87% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #DAB3C2
  • Tritanomaly 94% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #DBAFD9
  • Achromatopsia 80% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BCBCBC
  • Achromatomaly 86% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C4B8C9

#DAACEA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.90:1 Very poor#DAACEA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.07:1 Very good#DAACEA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DAACEA in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(218 172 234);
color: hsl(285 60% 80%);
color: oklch(0.806 0.099 317.2);

#DAACEA FAQ

What color is #DAACEA?

#DAACEA 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 #DAACEA?

#DAACEA is rgb(218, 172, 234) in RGB, hsl(285, 60%, 80%) in HSL and cmyk(7%, 26%, 0%, 8%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DAACEA?

The complementary color of #DAACEA is #BCEAAC, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DAACEA?

Black text has the best contrast on #DAACEA: 11.07:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DAACEA a warm or cool color?

#DAACEA is a cool color.