#DCA3EE#DCA3EE
#DCA3EE is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.476; OKLCH L 79.4% C 0.120 H 317.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DCA3EE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(220, 163, 238) |
| HSL | hsl(286, 69%, 79%) |
| HSV | hsv(286, 32%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(7.6%, 31.5%, 0%, 6.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.56, 33.85, -29.45) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.56, 44.86, 318.98°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.41% 0.089 -0.0804) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.41% 0.12 317.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(58.0428, 47.5844, 86.9995) |
| Luminance | 0.4758 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Mauve
#E0B0FF
ΔE00 3.72
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 3.75
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 4.70
Lilac (survey)
#CEA2FD
ΔE00 5.17
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 5.39
Light Violet
#D6B4FC
ΔE00 5.48
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DCA3EE #B5EEA3
analogous
#B6A3EE #DCA3EE #EEA3DA
triadic
#DCA3EE #EEDCA3 #A3EEDC
tetradic
#DCA3EE #EEB6A3 #B5EEA3 #A3DAEE
square
#DCA3EE #EEB6A3 #B5EEA3 #A3DAEE
split-complementary
#DCA3EE #DAEEA3 #A3EEB6
monochromatic
#B53CDB #C86FE4 #DCA3EE #F0D7F8 #F5E5FA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.00
#DCA3EE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.52
#DCA3EE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DCA3EE
10.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DCA3EE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DCA3EE | 1.00 | 2.00 | 10.52 | 10.52 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#99B4F1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A6B9EC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DCACBE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B7B7B7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dca3ee; /* rgb */ color: rgb(220, 163, 238); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.4% 0.120 317.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e7bff3',
500: '#dca3ee',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dca3ee; $custom-light: #e7bff3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dca3ee",
"rgb": {
"r": 220,
"g": 163,
"b": 238
},
"hsl": {
"h": 285.6,
"s": 68.807,
"l": 78.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79412,
"c": 0.11992,
"h": 317.9
},
"luminance": 0.47583
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DCA3EE
secondary
#DFF2D9
accent
#D11542
background
#FEFBFE
surface
#FCF7FD
border
#D5D0D5
text
#161217
muted
#848185