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#DCA7EA closest to Candy Floss

#DCA7EA 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, 65.5% green and 91.8% blue (rgb(220, 167, 234)). Its HSL value is 287° hue, 61% saturation and 79% lightness, and in CMYK it is 6% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. #DCA7EA is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.76:1.

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Variations of #DCA7EA

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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#DCA7EA 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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#DCA7EA for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #DCA7EA appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 83% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #ABBBE8
  • Protanopia 82% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9FB6ED
  • Protanomaly 87% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B2B3EB
  • Deuteranopia 83% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #ABBBE8
  • Deuteranomaly 89% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #BBB5E9
  • Tritanopia 86% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #DDAEBF
  • Tritanomaly 94% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #DDAAD8
  • Achromatopsia 78% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B9B9B9
  • Achromatomaly 84% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C3B5C7

#DCA7EA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.95:1 Very poor#DCA7EA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.76:1 Very good#DCA7EA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DCA7EA in CSS

/* Candy Floss */
.color { color: #DCA7EA; }
.background { background-color: #DCA7EA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DCA7EA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(220 167 234);
color: hsl(287 61% 79%);
color: oklch(0.799 0.109 319.1);

#DCA7EA FAQ

What color is #DCA7EA?

#DCA7EA 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 #DCA7EA?

#DCA7EA is rgb(220, 167, 234) in RGB, hsl(287, 61%, 79%) in HSL and cmyk(6%, 29%, 0%, 8%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DCA7EA?

The complementary color of #DCA7EA is #B5EAA7, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DCA7EA?

Black text has the best contrast on #DCA7EA: 10.76:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DCA7EA a warm or cool color?

#DCA7EA is a cool color.