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#DCA5EE Color

#DCA5EE is rgb(220, 165, 238) in RGB, hsl(285, 68%, 79%) in HSL, and about cmyk(8%, 31%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mauve (#E0B0FF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.43. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DCA5EE
HEX#DCA5EE
RGBrgb(220, 165, 238)
HSLhsl(285, 68%, 79%)
HSVhsv(285, 31%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(8%, 31%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(79.8% 0.116 317.6)
LABlab(74.88% 30.20 -28.70)
LCHlch(74.88% 41.66 316.46)

What #DCA5EE Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #DCA5EE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Mauve#E0B0FFΔE 5.43Medium Lavender Magenta#DDA0DDΔE 7.08Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 8.52Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 8.92Rich Brilliant Lavender#F1A7FEΔE 9.51Maximum Pink#F6A5F2ΔE 10.01

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#DCA5EE Channel Values

How #DCA5EE breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 220 · G 165 · B 2388-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 285° · S 68% · L 79%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 285° · S 31% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 8% · M 31% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.97:1 vs white · 10.66:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DCA5EE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DCA5EE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DCA5EE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DCA5EE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#DCA5EE
Complementary
#B7EEA5
Analogous
#B7A5EE
Analogous
#EEA5DC
Triadic
#EEDCA5
Triadic
#A5EEDC
Split comp.
#DCEEA5
Split comp.
#A5EEB7

Tints & Shades of #DCA5EE

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#E1B2F0
#E4BAF2
#E9C7F4
#EED4F7
#F3E1F9
#F7EAFB

Shades

#C976E5
#B84BDD
#A126C9
#7B1D9A
#55146B
#330C40

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #DCA5EE.

How #DCA5EE Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#DCA5EE
Protanopia#B0B0EE
Protanomaly#C3ACEE
Deuteranopia#BABAED
Deuteranomaly#C8B2ED
Tritanopia#D3B0B0
Tritanomaly#D7ACCC
Achromatopsia#B9B9B9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DCA5EE in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-dca5ee: #DCA5EE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DCA5EE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dca5ee': '#DCA5EE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.863, green: 0.647, blue: 0.933)
Android XML<color name="color_dca5ee">#DCA5EE</color>
SVG fillfill="#DCA5EE"

More Purple Colors

#DCA5EE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#DCA5EE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DCA5EE?

#DCA5EE is a light purple — rgb(220, 165, 238) in RGB and hsl(285, 68%, 79%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mauve (#E0B0FF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.43.

What is the RGB value of #DCA5EE?

#DCA5EE is rgb(220, 165, 238) — red 220, green 165, and blue 238 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DCA5EE?

#DCA5EE converts to approximately cmyk(8%, 31%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DCA5EE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DCA5EE scores 1.97:1 against white and 10.66:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DCA5EE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DCA5EE is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is plum (#DDA0DD) at a CIE76 distance of 7.08, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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