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#DCAEEE closest to Candy Dreams

#DCAEEE is a light, moderately saturated purple; the closest named color is Candy Dreams. In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 68.2% green and 93.3% blue (rgb(220, 174, 238)). Its HSL value is 283° hue, 65% saturation and 81% lightness, and in CMYK it is 8% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. #DCAEEE is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.33:1.

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Variations of #DCAEEE

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

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

  • Dog vision 85% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #B0C0EC
  • Protanopia 84% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A6BBF1
  • Protanomaly 88% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B6B9EF
  • Deuteranopia 85% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B0C0EC
  • Deuteranomaly 90% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #BEBAED
  • Tritanopia 87% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #DCB5C5
  • Tritanomaly 94% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #DDB1DC
  • 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

#DCAEEE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.85:1 Very poor#DCAEEE text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.33:1 Very good#DCAEEE text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DCAEEE in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(220 174 238);
color: hsl(283 65% 81%);
color: oklch(0.813 0.101 316.3);

#DCAEEE FAQ

What color is #DCAEEE?

#DCAEEE 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 #DCAEEE?

#DCAEEE is rgb(220, 174, 238) in RGB, hsl(283, 65%, 81%) in HSL and cmyk(8%, 27%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DCAEEE?

The complementary color of #DCAEEE is #C0EEAE, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DCAEEE?

Black text has the best contrast on #DCAEEE: 11.33:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DCAEEE a warm or cool color?

#DCAEEE is a cool color.