#DCAEF3#DCAEF3
#DCAEF3 is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.520; OKLCH L 81.5% C 0.107 H 314.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DCAEF3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(220, 174, 243) |
| HSL | hsl(280, 74%, 82%) |
| HSV | hsv(280, 28%, 95%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(9.5%, 28.4%, 0%, 4.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.26, 28.91, -28.02) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(77.26, 40.26, 315.90°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.53% 0.0743 -0.0764) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.53% 0.107 314.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(60.8263, 51.9598, 91.6016) |
| Luminance | 0.5196 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Mauve
#E0B0FF
ΔE00 2.17
Light Violet
#D6B4FC
ΔE00 3.16
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 4.13
Light Lavendar
#EFC0FE
ΔE00 4.72
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 5.18
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 5.26
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DCAEF3 #C5F3AE
analogous
#BAAEF3 #DCAEF3 #F3AEE8
triadic
#DCAEF3 #F3DCAE #AEF3DC
tetradic
#DCAEF3 #F3BAAE #C5F3AE #AEE8F3
square
#DCAEF3 #F3BAAE #C5F3AE #AEE8F3
split-complementary
#DCAEF3 #E8F3AE #AEF3BA
monochromatic
#AE43E3 #C579EB #DCAEF3 #F3E3FB #F3E4FB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.84
#DCAEF3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.39
#DCAEF3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DCAEF3
11.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DCAEF3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DCAEF3 | 1.00 | 1.84 | 11.39 | 11.39 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.84 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A4BCF6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AEC0F1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DBB6C7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BFBFBF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dcaef3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(220, 174, 243); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.5% 0.107 314.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e7c6f7',
500: '#dcaef3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dcaef3; $custom-light: #e7c6f7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dcaef3",
"rgb": {
"r": 220,
"g": 174,
"b": 243
},
"hsl": {
"h": 280,
"s": 74.194,
"l": 81.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81529,
"c": 0.10661,
"h": 314.2
},
"luminance": 0.51959
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DCAEF3
secondary
#93D373
accent
#D60F52
background
#FEFDFF
surface
#FCF9FE
border
#D5D2D6
text
#161317
muted
#848285