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#DCA6ED Color

#DCA6ED is rgb(220, 166, 237) in RGB, hsl(286, 66%, 79%) in HSL, and about cmyk(7%, 30%, 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 5.79. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DCA6ED
HEX#DCA6ED
RGBrgb(220, 166, 237)
HSLhsl(286, 66%, 79%)
HSVhsv(286, 30%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(7%, 30%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(79.9% 0.114 317.9)
LABlab(75.07% 29.54 -27.86)
LCHlch(75.07% 40.60 316.68)

What #DCA6ED 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 #DCA6ED, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Mauve#E0B0FFΔE 5.79Medium Lavender Magenta#DDA0DDΔE 6.4Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 7.73Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 7.99Rich Brilliant Lavender#F1A7FEΔE 10.35Maximum Pink#F6A5F2ΔE 10.39

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

#DCA6ED Channel Values

How #DCA6ED 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 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 286° · S 66% · L 79%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 286° · S 30% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 7% · M 30% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.96:1 vs white · 10.72:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DCA6ED 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 text1.96:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.72:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DCA6ED in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DCA6ED

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DCA6ED; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#DCA6ED
Complementary
#B7EDA6
Analogous
#B9A6ED
Analogous
#EDA6DA
Triadic
#EDDCA6
Triadic
#A6EDDC
Split comp.
#DAEDA6
Split comp.
#A6EDB9

Tints & Shades of #DCA6ED

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

#E1B3EF
#E5BBF1
#EAC8F4
#EED5F6
#F3E1F9
#F7EAFB

Shades

#CA78E3
#BA4DDB
#A229C7
#7C1F98
#56166A
#340D3F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #DCA6ED.

How #DCA6ED 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#DCA6ED
Protanopia#B1B1ED
Protanomaly#C4ADED
Deuteranopia#BABAEC
Deuteranomaly#C9B2EC
Tritanopia#D4B1B1
Tritanomaly#D7ADCC
Achromatopsia#B9B9B9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DCA6ED in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-dca6ed: #DCA6ED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DCA6ED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dca6ed': '#DCA6ED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.863, green: 0.651, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_dca6ed">#DCA6ED</color>
SVG fillfill="#DCA6ED"

More Purple Colors

#DCA6ED sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#DCA6ED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DCA6ED?

#DCA6ED is a light purple — rgb(220, 166, 237) in RGB and hsl(286, 66%, 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 5.79.

What is the RGB value of #DCA6ED?

#DCA6ED is rgb(220, 166, 237) — red 220, green 166, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DCA6ED?

#DCA6ED converts to approximately cmyk(7%, 30%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DCA6ED be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DCA6ED scores 1.96:1 against white and 10.72:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DCA6ED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DCA6ED 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 6.4, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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Keep exploring: every purple in the color library, the guide to shades of purple, or the full color library.