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#DCA8EA closest to Candy Floss

#DCA8EA 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, 65.9% green and 91.8% blue (rgb(220, 168, 234)). Its HSL value is 287° hue, 61% saturation and 79% lightness, and in CMYK it is 6% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. #DCA8EA is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.83:1.

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Variations of #DCA8EA

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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#DCA8EA 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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#DCA8EA for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #DCA8EA appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 84% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #ACBCE8
  • Protanopia 82% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A0B7ED
  • Protanomaly 87% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B3B4EB
  • Deuteranopia 84% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #ACBCE8
  • Deuteranomaly 89% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #BCB6E9
  • Tritanopia 86% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #DDAFC0
  • Tritanomaly 94% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #DDABD8
  • Achromatopsia 79% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BABABA
  • Achromatomaly 84% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C3B6C8

#DCA8EA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.94:1 Very poor#DCA8EA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.83:1 Very good#DCA8EA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DCA8EA in CSS

/* Candy Floss */
.color { color: #DCA8EA; }
.background { background-color: #DCA8EA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DCA8EA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(220 168 234);
color: hsl(287 61% 79%);
color: oklch(0.801 0.107 319.0);

#DCA8EA FAQ

What color is #DCA8EA?

#DCA8EA 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 #DCA8EA?

#DCA8EA is rgb(220, 168, 234) in RGB, hsl(287, 61%, 79%) in HSL and cmyk(6%, 28%, 0%, 8%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DCA8EA?

The complementary color of #DCA8EA is #B6EAA8, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DCA8EA?

Black text has the best contrast on #DCA8EA: 10.83:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DCA8EA a warm or cool color?

#DCA8EA is a cool color.