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#DFAAEC closest to Candy Floss

#DFAAEC is a light, moderately saturated purple; the closest named color is Candy Floss. In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 66.7% green and 92.5% blue (rgb(223, 170, 236)). Its HSL value is 288° hue, 63% saturation and 80% lightness, and in CMYK it is 6% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. #DFAAEC is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.10:1.

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Variations of #DFAAEC

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

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

  • Dog vision 83% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #AEBEEA
  • Protanopia 82% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A2B9EF
  • Protanomaly 87% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B5B6ED
  • Deuteranopia 83% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #AEBEEA
  • Deuteranomaly 89% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #BFB8EB
  • Tritanopia 86% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #E0B1C1
  • Tritanomaly 94% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #E0ADDA
  • Achromatopsia 78% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BCBCBC
  • Achromatomaly 84% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C6B8CA

#DFAAEC contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.89:1 Very poor#DFAAEC text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.10:1 Very good#DFAAEC text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DFAAEC in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(223 170 236);
color: hsl(288 63% 80%);
color: oklch(0.808 0.107 319.6);

#DFAAEC FAQ

What color is #DFAAEC?

#DFAAEC 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 #DFAAEC?

#DFAAEC is rgb(223, 170, 236) in RGB, hsl(288, 63%, 80%) in HSL and cmyk(6%, 28%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DFAAEC?

The complementary color of #DFAAEC is #B7ECAA, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DFAAEC?

Black text has the best contrast on #DFAAEC: 11.10:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DFAAEC a warm or cool color?

#DFAAEC is a cool color.