#dcaef5

Color #dcaef5

A vivid, highly saturated very light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 8.66 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 2.4

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Conversions

HEX

#dcaef5

RGB

rgb(220, 174, 245)

HSL

hsl(278.9, 78%, 82.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(278.9, 29%, 96.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.2%, 29%, 0%, 3.9%)

LAB

lab(77.33, 29.31, -28.98)

LCH

lch(77.33, 41.22, 315.32)

OKLCH

oklch(81.6%, 0.1089, 313.36)

HWB

hwb(278.9, 68.2%, 3.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c7f5ae

Analogous

#b9aef5

#dcaef5

#f5aeeb

Triadic

#dcaef5

#f5dcae

#aef5dc

Split-complementary

#dcaef5

#ebf5ae

#aef5b9

Tetradic

#dcaef5

#f5aec7

#c7f5ae

#aef5dc

Square

#dcaef5

#f5b9ae

#c7f5ae

#aeebf5

Shades

Color #dcaef5 mixed toward black.

#c170ed

#a632e6

#8117bb

#560f7c

#2b083e

Tints

Color #dcaef5 mixed toward white.

#e2bcf7

#e8c9f8

#eed7fa

#f3e4fc

#f9f2fd

Tones

Color #dcaef5 mixed toward gray.

#dab4ef

#d9bae9

#d7c0e3

#d5c6dd

#d3ccd8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.84:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.42:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.42:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#cac9e6 · ΔE 13.4

Deuteranopia

#ccd0e3 · ΔE 16.6

Tritanopia

#dadad7 · ΔE 26.2

Achromatopsia

#bfbfbf · ΔE 22.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #dcaef5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#dcaef5]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#dcaef5 (#dcaef5) is rgb(220, 174, 245) in RGB.

No, #dcaef5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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