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#DCAAED closest to Candy Floss

#DCAAED 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, 66.7% green and 92.9% blue (rgb(220, 170, 237)). Its HSL value is 285° hue, 65% saturation and 80% lightness, and in CMYK it is 7% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. #DCAAED is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.02:1.

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Variations of #DCAAED

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

How #DCAAED 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 #ADBDEB
  • Protanopia 83% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A1B8F0
  • Protanomaly 88% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B4B5EE
  • Deuteranopia 84% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #ADBDEB
  • Deuteranomaly 89% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #BCB7EC
  • Tritanopia 86% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #DCB2C2
  • Tritanomaly 94% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #DDADDB
  • Achromatopsia 79% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BCBCBC
  • Achromatomaly 84% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C4B7C9

#DCAAED contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.91:1 Very poor#DCAAED text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.02:1 Very good#DCAAED text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DCAAED in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(220 170 237);
color: hsl(285 65% 80%);
color: oklch(0.806 0.107 317.4);

#DCAAED FAQ

What color is #DCAAED?

#DCAAED 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 #DCAAED?

#DCAAED is rgb(220, 170, 237) in RGB, hsl(285, 65%, 80%) in HSL and cmyk(7%, 28%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DCAAED?

The complementary color of #DCAAED is #BBEDAA, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DCAAED?

Black text has the best contrast on #DCAAED: 11.02:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DCAAED a warm or cool color?

#DCAAED is a cool color.