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#DCA4E8 closest to Candy Floss

#DCA4E8 is a light, moderately saturated purple; the closest named color is Candy Floss. In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 64.3% green and 91.0% blue (rgb(220, 164, 232)). Its HSL value is 289° hue, 60% saturation and 78% lightness, and in CMYK it is 5% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black. #DCA4E8 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.52:1.

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Variations of #DCA4E8

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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#DCA4E8 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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#DCA4E8 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #DCA4E8 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 82% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #A9BAE6
  • Protanopia 81% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9CB4EB
  • Protanomaly 86% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B0B0E9
  • Deuteranopia 82% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #A9BAE6
  • Deuteranomaly 88% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #BAB3E7
  • Tritanopia 86% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #DDABBC
  • Tritanomaly 94% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #DDA7D5
  • Achromatopsia 78% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B7B7B7
  • Achromatomaly 83% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C1B3C5

#DCA4E8 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.00:1 Very poor#DCA4E8 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.52:1 Very good#DCA4E8 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DCA4E8 in CSS

/* Candy Floss */
.color { color: #DCA4E8; }
.background { background-color: #DCA4E8; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DCA4E8; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(220 164 232);
color: hsl(289 60% 78%);
color: oklch(0.793 0.112 320.4);

#DCA4E8 FAQ

What color is #DCA4E8?

#DCA4E8 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 #DCA4E8?

#DCA4E8 is rgb(220, 164, 232) in RGB, hsl(289, 60%, 78%) in HSL and cmyk(5%, 29%, 0%, 9%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DCA4E8?

The complementary color of #DCA4E8 is #B0E8A4, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DCA4E8?

Black text has the best contrast on #DCA4E8: 10.52:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DCA4E8 a warm or cool color?

#DCA4E8 is a cool color.