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#DFAAEF closest to Candy Dreams

#DFAAEF is a light, moderately saturated purple; the closest named color is Candy Dreams. In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 66.7% green and 93.7% blue (rgb(223, 170, 239)). Its HSL value is 286° hue, 68% saturation and 80% lightness, and in CMYK it is 7% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. #DFAAEF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.13:1.

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Variations of #DFAAEF

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

How #DFAAEF 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 #ADBEED
  • Protanopia 82% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A1B9F2
  • Protanomaly 87% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B5B6F0
  • Deuteranopia 83% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #ADBEED
  • Deuteranomaly 89% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #BEB8EE
  • Tritanopia 86% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #DFB2C3
  • Tritanomaly 94% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #E0ADDC
  • Achromatopsia 78% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BDBDBD
  • Achromatomaly 84% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C6B8CB

#DFAAEF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.89:1 Very poor#DFAAEF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.13:1 Very good#DFAAEF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DFAAEF in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(223 170 239);
color: hsl(286 68% 80%);
color: oklch(0.810 0.110 318.2);

#DFAAEF FAQ

What color is #DFAAEF?

#DFAAEF 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 #DFAAEF?

#DFAAEF is rgb(223, 170, 239) in RGB, hsl(286, 68%, 80%) in HSL and cmyk(7%, 29%, 0%, 6%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DFAAEF?

The complementary color of #DFAAEF is #BAEFAA, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DFAAEF?

Black text has the best contrast on #DFAAEF: 11.13:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DFAAEF a warm or cool color?

#DFAAEF is a cool color.