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#DCAFFC closest to Mauve

#DCAFFC is a light, moderately saturated purple; the closest named color is Mauve. In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 68.6% green and 98.8% blue (rgb(220, 175, 252)). Its HSL value is 275° hue, 93% saturation and 84% lightness, and in CMYK it is 13% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black. #DCAFFC is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.58:1.

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Variations of #DCAFFC

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

How #DCAFFC 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 #ACC1FA
  • Protanopia 83% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A2BEFF
  • Protanomaly 88% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B4BBFE
  • Deuteranopia 85% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #ACC1FA
  • Deuteranomaly 89% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #BCBCFB
  • Tritanopia 84% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #D9B9CB
  • Tritanomaly 93% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #DCB3E7
  • Achromatopsia 77% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C0C0C0
  • Achromatomaly 83% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C8BCD1

#DCAFFC contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.81:1 Very poor#DCAFFC text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.58:1 Very good#DCAFFC text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DCAFFC in CSS

/* Mauve */
.color { color: #DCAFFC; }
.background { background-color: #DCAFFC; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DCAFFC; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(220 175 252);
color: hsl(275 93% 84%);
color: oklch(0.821 0.116 310.6);

#DCAFFC FAQ

What color is #DCAFFC?

#DCAFFC is a light, moderately saturated purple. Its closest named color is Mauve. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #DCAFFC?

#DCAFFC is rgb(220, 175, 252) in RGB, hsl(275, 93%, 84%) in HSL and cmyk(13%, 31%, 0%, 1%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DCAFFC?

The complementary color of #DCAFFC is #CFFCAF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DCAFFC?

Black text has the best contrast on #DCAFFC: 11.58:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DCAFFC a warm or cool color?

#DCAFFC is a cool color.