DDACEF

#DDACEF closest to Candy Dreams

#DDACEF is a light, moderately saturated purple; the closest named color is Candy Dreams. In the RGB color model it is made of 86.7% red, 67.5% green and 93.7% blue (rgb(221, 172, 239)). Its HSL value is 284° hue, 68% saturation and 81% lightness, and in CMYK it is 8% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. #DDACEF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.22:1.

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Variations of #DDACEF

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.

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

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

  • Dog vision 84% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #AEBFED
  • Protanopia 83% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A3BAF2
  • Protanomaly 88% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B5B7F0
  • Deuteranopia 84% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #AEBFED
  • Deuteranomaly 89% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #BEB9EE
  • Tritanopia 86% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #DDB4C4
  • Tritanomaly 94% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #DEAFDD
  • Achromatopsia 79% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BDBDBD
  • Achromatomaly 84% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C6B9CB

#DDACEF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.87:1 Very poor#DDACEF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.22:1 Very good#DDACEF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DDACEF in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(221 172 239);
color: hsl(284 68% 81%);
color: oklch(0.811 0.106 316.8);

#DDACEF FAQ

What color is #DDACEF?

#DDACEF 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 #DDACEF?

#DDACEF is rgb(221, 172, 239) in RGB, hsl(284, 68%, 81%) in HSL and cmyk(8%, 28%, 0%, 6%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DDACEF?

The complementary color of #DDACEF is #BEEFAC, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DDACEF?

Black text has the best contrast on #DDACEF: 11.22:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DDACEF a warm or cool color?

#DDACEF is a cool color.