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#DDA2EA closest to Candy Floss

#DDA2EA is a light, moderately saturated purple; the closest named color is Candy Floss. In the RGB color model it is made of 86.7% red, 63.5% green and 91.8% blue (rgb(221, 162, 234)). Its HSL value is 289° hue, 63% saturation and 78% lightness, and in CMYK it is 6% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. #DDA2EA is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.43:1.

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Variations of #DDA2EA

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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#DDA2EA 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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#DDA2EA for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #DDA2EA appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 81% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #A7B9E8
  • Protanopia 80% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9AB3ED
  • Protanomaly 86% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #AFAFEB
  • Deuteranopia 81% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #A7B9E8
  • Deuteranomaly 87% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B9B2E9
  • Tritanopia 85% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #DEAABC
  • Tritanomaly 94% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #DEA5D6
  • Achromatopsia 76% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B7B7B7
  • Achromatomaly 83% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C1B2C5

#DDA2EA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.01:1 Very poor#DDA2EA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.43:1 Very good#DDA2EA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DDA2EA in CSS

/* Candy Floss */
.color { color: #DDA2EA; }
.background { background-color: #DDA2EA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DDA2EA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(221 162 234);
color: hsl(289 63% 78%);
color: oklch(0.792 0.118 320.2);

#DDA2EA FAQ

What color is #DDA2EA?

#DDA2EA 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 #DDA2EA?

#DDA2EA is rgb(221, 162, 234) in RGB, hsl(289, 63%, 78%) in HSL and cmyk(6%, 31%, 0%, 8%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DDA2EA?

The complementary color of #DDA2EA is #AFEAA2, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DDA2EA?

Black text has the best contrast on #DDA2EA: 10.43:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DDA2EA a warm or cool color?

#DDA2EA is a cool color.