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#DCAFEA closest to Candy Dreams

#DCAFEA 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, 68.6% green and 91.8% blue (rgb(220, 175, 234)). Its HSL value is 286° hue, 58% saturation and 80% lightness, and in CMYK it is 6% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. #DCAFEA is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.36:1.

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Variations of #DCAFEA

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

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

  • Dog vision 86% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #B2C0E8
  • Protanopia 85% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A8BCEC
  • Protanomaly 89% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B8B9EB
  • Deuteranopia 86% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B2C0E8
  • Deuteranomaly 90% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #C0BBE9
  • Tritanopia 88% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #DCB5C4
  • Tritanomaly 94% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #DDB2D9
  • Achromatopsia 81% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BFBFBF
  • Achromatomaly 86% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C6BBCB

#DCAFEA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.85:1 Very poor#DCAFEA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.36:1 Very good#DCAFEA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DCAFEA in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(220 175 234);
color: hsl(286 58% 80%);
color: oklch(0.814 0.095 318.1);

#DCAFEA FAQ

What color is #DCAFEA?

#DCAFEA 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 #DCAFEA?

#DCAFEA is rgb(220, 175, 234) in RGB, hsl(286, 58%, 80%) in HSL and cmyk(6%, 25%, 0%, 8%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DCAFEA?

The complementary color of #DCAFEA is #BDEAAF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DCAFEA?

Black text has the best contrast on #DCAFEA: 11.36:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DCAFEA a warm or cool color?

#DCAFEA is a cool color.