DFACEE

#DFACEE closest to Candy Dreams

#DFACEE 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, 67.5% green and 93.3% blue (rgb(223, 172, 238)). Its HSL value is 286° hue, 66% saturation and 80% lightness, and in CMYK it is 6% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. #DFACEE is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.27:1.

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Variations of #DFACEE

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.

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

How #DFACEE 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 #AFC0EC
  • Protanopia 83% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A4BAF1
  • Protanomaly 87% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B6B7EF
  • Deuteranopia 84% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #AFC0EC
  • Deuteranomaly 89% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #BFB9ED
  • Tritanopia 86% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #E0B3C3
  • Tritanomaly 94% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #E0AFDC
  • Achromatopsia 79% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BEBEBE
  • Achromatomaly 84% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C7BACB

#DFACEE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.86:1 Very poor#DFACEE text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.27:1 Very good#DFACEE text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DFACEE in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(223 172 238);
color: hsl(286 66% 80%);
color: oklch(0.813 0.106 318.4);

#DFACEE FAQ

What color is #DFACEE?

#DFACEE 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 #DFACEE?

#DFACEE is rgb(223, 172, 238) in RGB, hsl(286, 66%, 80%) in HSL and cmyk(6%, 28%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DFACEE?

The complementary color of #DFACEE is #BBEEAC, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DFACEE?

Black text has the best contrast on #DFACEE: 11.27:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DFACEE a warm or cool color?

#DFACEE is a cool color.