#dcaeff

Color #dcaeff

A vivid, highly saturated very light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 12.62 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 1.3

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Conversions

HEX

#dcaeff

RGB

rgb(220, 174, 255)

HSL

hsl(274.1, 100%, 84.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(274.1, 31.8%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.7%, 31.8%, 0%, 0%)

LAB

lab(77.7, 31.36, -33.79)

LCH

lch(77.7, 46.1, 312.86)

OKLCH

oklch(82%, 0.1208, 309.83)

HWB

hwb(274.1, 68.2%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d1ffae

Analogous

#b3aeff

#dcaeff

#ffaef9

Triadic

#dcaeff

#ffdcae

#aeffdc

Split-complementary

#dcaeff

#f9ffae

#aeffb3

Tetradic

#dcaeff

#ffaed1

#d1ffae

#aeffdc

Square

#dcaeff

#ffb3ae

#d1ffae

#aef9ff

Shades

Color #dcaeff mixed toward black.

#bd66ff

#9e1fff

#7a00d6

#51008f

#290047

Tints

Color #dcaeff mixed toward white.

#e2bbff

#e8c9ff

#edd6ff

#f3e4ff

#f9f1ff

Tones

Color #dcaeff mixed toward gray.

#dbb5f8

#dabbf1

#d9c2eb

#d8c9e4

#d7d0dd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.82:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.54:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.54:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#cac9ef · ΔE 12.1

Deuteranopia

#ccd0eb · ΔE 14.9

Tritanopia

#dae1dd · ΔE 26.1

Achromatopsia

#c0c0c0 · ΔE 23.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #dcaeff;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#dcaeff]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#dcaeff (#dcaeff) is rgb(220, 174, 255) in RGB.

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

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