DBAEEF

#DBAEEF closest to Candy Dreams

#DBAEEF is a light, moderately saturated purple; the closest named color is Candy Dreams. In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 68.2% green and 93.7% blue (rgb(219, 174, 239)). Its HSL value is 282° hue, 67% saturation and 81% lightness, and in CMYK it is 8% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. #DBAEEF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.31:1.

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Variations of #DBAEEF

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.

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

How #DBAEEF 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 #AFBFED
  • Protanopia 84% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A5BBF2
  • Protanomaly 89% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B6B9F0
  • Deuteranopia 86% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #AFBFED
  • Deuteranomaly 90% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #BDBAEE
  • Tritanopia 86% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #DAB6C5
  • Tritanomaly 94% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #DCB1DD
  • Achromatopsia 80% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BEBEBE
  • Achromatomaly 85% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C6BACC

#DBAEEF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.86:1 Very poor#DBAEEF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.31:1 Very good#DBAEEF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DBAEEF in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(219 174 239);
color: hsl(282 67% 81%);
color: oklch(0.813 0.101 315.3);

#DBAEEF FAQ

What color is #DBAEEF?

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

What is the RGB value of #DBAEEF?

#DBAEEF is rgb(219, 174, 239) in RGB, hsl(282, 67%, 81%) in HSL and cmyk(8%, 27%, 0%, 6%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DBAEEF?

The complementary color of #DBAEEF is #C2EFAE, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DBAEEF?

Black text has the best contrast on #DBAEEF: 11.31:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DBAEEF a warm or cool color?

#DBAEEF is a cool color.