#DCAEE6#DCAEE6
#DCAEE6 is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.512; OKLCH L 81.0% C 0.092 H 320.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DCAEE6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(220, 174, 230) |
| HSL | hsl(289, 53%, 79%) |
| HSV | hsv(289, 24%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(4.3%, 24.3%, 0%, 9.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.80, 26.35, -21.68) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.80, 34.13, 320.55°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.03% 0.0706 -0.0587) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.03% 0.092 320.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(58.9323, 51.2021, 81.6261) |
| Luminance | 0.5120 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 3.81
Light Lavendar
#EFC0FE
ΔE00 4.82
Mauve
#E0B0FF
ΔE00 5.17
Light Violet
#D6B4FC
ΔE00 5.62
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 6.05
Light Lilac
#EDC8FF
ΔE00 6.16
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DCAEE6 #B8E6AE
analogous
#C0AEE6 #DCAEE6 #E6AED4
triadic
#DCAEE6 #E6DCAE #AEE6DC
tetradic
#DCAEE6 #E6C0AE #B8E6AE #AED4E6
square
#DCAEE6 #E6C0AE #B8E6AE #AED4E6
split-complementary
#DCAEE6 #D4E6AE #AEE6C0
monochromatic
#B450C9 #C87FD8 #DCAEE6 #F0DDF4 #F5E8F8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.87
#DCAEE6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.24
#DCAEE6 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DCAEE6
11.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DCAEE6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DCAEE6 | 1.00 | 1.87 | 11.24 | 11.24 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.87 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A8BAE8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B2BFE4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DDB4C2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BEBEBE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dcaee6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(220, 174, 230); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.0% 0.092 320.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e7c6ee',
500: '#dcaee6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dcaee6; $custom-light: #e7c6ee; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dcaee6",
"rgb": {
"r": 220,
"g": 174,
"b": 230
},
"hsl": {
"h": 289.286,
"s": 52.83,
"l": 79.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81029,
"c": 0.09179,
"h": 320.3
},
"luminance": 0.51201
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DCAEE6
secondary
#85C178
accent
#C02541
background
#FEFDFF
surface
#FCF9FE
border
#D5D2D6
text
#161316
muted
#848285