#dcaaff

Color #dcaaff

A vivid, highly saturated very light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 13.68 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 2.3

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Conversions

HEX

#dcaaff

RGB

rgb(220, 170, 255)

HSL

hsl(275.3, 100%, 83.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(275.3, 33.3%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.7%, 33.3%, 0%, 0%)

LAB

lab(76.79, 33.52, -35.2)

LCH

lch(76.79, 48.61, 313.6)

OKLCH

oklch(81.3%, 0.1276, 310.65)

HWB

hwb(275.3, 66.7%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cdffaa

Analogous

#b1aaff

#dcaaff

#ffaaf7

Triadic

#dcaaff

#ffdcaa

#aaffdc

Split-complementary

#dcaaff

#f7ffaa

#aaffb1

Tetradic

#dcaaff

#ffaacd

#cdffaa

#aaffdc

Square

#dcaaff

#ffb1aa

#cdffaa

#aaf7ff

Shades

Color #dcaaff mixed toward black.

#bf63ff

#a21cff

#7d00d4

#53008e

#2a0047

Tints

Color #dcaaff mixed toward white.

#e2b8ff

#e8c6ff

#edd4ff

#f3e3ff

#f9f1ff

Tones

Color #dcaaff mixed toward gray.

#dbb1f8

#d9b8f1

#d8bfea

#d7c6e3

#d6cddc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.87:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.24:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.24:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c8c8ee · ΔE 13.1

Deuteranopia

#cbcfea · ΔE 15.6

Tritanopia

#dadfdc · ΔE 26.1

Achromatopsia

#bdbdbd · ΔE 24.1

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #dcaaff;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#dcaaff]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#dcaaff (#dcaaff) is rgb(220, 170, 255) in RGB.

No, #dcaaff is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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