DCDAFF

#DCDAFF closest to Icy Plains

#DCDAFF is a very light, muted purple; the closest named color is Icy Plains. In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 85.5% green and 100.0% blue (rgb(220, 218, 255)). Its HSL value is 243° hue, 100% saturation and 93% lightness, and in CMYK it is 14% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #DCDAFF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 15.52:1.

#DCDAFF color conversion

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Variations of #DCDAFF

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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

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

  • Dog vision 97% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #D1DCFE
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D2DEFF
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D4DDFF
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #D1DCFE
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #D5DCFE
  • Tritanopia 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #D5E0E6
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #DADCF4
  • Achromatopsia 90% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #DDDDDD
  • Achromatomaly 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #DDDDE6

#DCDAFF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.35:1 Very poor#DCDAFF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
15.52:1 Super#DCDAFF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DCDAFF in CSS

/* Icy Plains */
.color { color: #DCDAFF; }
.background { background-color: #DCDAFF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DCDAFF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(220 218 255);
color: hsl(243 100% 93%);
color: oklch(0.902 0.050 287.8);

#DCDAFF FAQ

What color is #DCDAFF?

#DCDAFF is a very light, muted purple. Its closest named color is Icy Plains. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #DCDAFF?

#DCDAFF is rgb(220, 218, 255) in RGB, hsl(243, 100%, 93%) in HSL and cmyk(14%, 15%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DCDAFF?

The complementary color of #DCDAFF is #FDFFDA, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DCDAFF?

Black text has the best contrast on #DCDAFF: 15.52:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DCDAFF a warm or cool color?

#DCDAFF is a cool color.