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#DCA6DD Color

#DCA6DD is rgb(220, 166, 221) in RGB, hsl(299, 45%, 76%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 25%, 0%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Lavender Magenta (#DDA0DD), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.1. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DCA6DD
HEX#DCA6DD
RGBrgb(220, 166, 221)
HSLhsl(299, 45%, 76%)
HSVhsv(299, 25%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 25%, 0%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(79.3% 0.096 325.8)
LABlab(74.60% 27.24 -19.90)
LCHlch(74.60% 33.73 323.84)

What #DCA6DD 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 #DCA6DD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#DCA6DD Channel Values

How #DCA6DD 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 166 · B 2218-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 299° · S 45% · L 76%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 299° · S 25% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 25% · Y 0% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.99:1 vs white · 10.54:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DCA6DD 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 text1.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.54:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DCA6DD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DCA6DD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DCA6DD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #DCA6DD

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #DCA6DD.

How #DCA6DD 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#DCA6DD
Protanopia#B1B1DD
Protanomaly#C4ADDD
Deuteranopia#BABADC
Deuteranomaly#C9B2DC
Tritanopia#D6AEAE
Tritanomaly#D8ABC3
Achromatopsia#B8B8B8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DCA6DD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-dca6dd: #DCA6DD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DCA6DD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dca6dd': '#DCA6DD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.863, green: 0.651, blue: 0.867)
Android XML<color name="color_dca6dd">#DCA6DD</color>
SVG fillfill="#DCA6DD"

More Pink Colors

#DCA6DD sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DCA6DD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DCA6DD?

#DCA6DD is a light pink — rgb(220, 166, 221) in RGB and hsl(299, 45%, 76%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Lavender Magenta (#DDA0DD), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.1.

What is the RGB value of #DCA6DD?

#DCA6DD is rgb(220, 166, 221) — red 220, green 166, and blue 221 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DCA6DD?

#DCA6DD converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 25%, 0%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DCA6DD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DCA6DD scores 1.99:1 against white and 10.54:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DCA6DD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DCA6DD 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 4.1, which is very hard to tell apart.

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