#DCA8DA Color

#DCA8DA is rgb(220, 168, 218) in RGB, hsl(302, 43%, 76%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 24%, 1%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Orchid (#E6A8D7), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.56. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DCA8DA

HEX#DCA8DA

RGBrgb(220, 168, 218)

HSLhsl(302, 43%, 76%)

HSVhsv(302, 24%, 86%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 24%, 1%, 14%)

OKLCHoklch(79.5% 0.09 327.6)

LABlab(74.98% 25.80 -17.70)

LCHlch(74.98% 31.29 325.54)

What #DCA8DA 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 #DCA8DA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Orchid#E6A8D7ΔE 4.56 Light Medium Orchid#D39BCBΔE 4.86 Light Grayish Magenta#CC99CCΔE 5.63 Pastel Violet#CB99C9ΔE 5.8 Medium Lavender Magenta#DDA0DDΔE 6.55 Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 6.81

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

#DCA8DA Channel Values

How #DCA8DA breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 220 · G 168 · B 218	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 302° · S 43% · L 76%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 302° · S 24% · V 86%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 24% · Y 1% · K 14%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.97:1 vs white · 10.66:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DCA8DA 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 #DCA8DA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DCA8DA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DCA8DA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base

Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #DCA8DA

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 #DCA8DA.

How #DCA8DA 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#DCA8DA

Protanopia#B2B2DA

Protanomaly#C4AEDA

Deuteranopia#BBBBD9

Deuteranomaly#C9B4D9

Tritanopia#D7AFAF

Tritanomaly#D9ACC2

Achromatopsia#B9B9B9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DCA8DA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-dca8da: #DCA8DA;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DCA8DA;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dca8da': '#DCA8DA' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.863, green: 0.659, blue: 0.855)

Android XML<color name="color_dca8da">#DCA8DA</color>

SVG fillfill="#DCA8DA"

More Pink Colors

#DCA8DA sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15 fff5ff 240024 fff5f8 2e051f fff0ff 2f1d2f fff0f6 301934 fff0f5 330033 ffe0f0 57001d 754875 940094 a800b7 c43162 d07cd0 e0115f e936a7 f38fa9 fb64b6 ff0a85 ff70b8

#DCA8DA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DCA8DA?

#DCA8DA is a light pink — rgb(220, 168, 218) in RGB and hsl(302, 43%, 76%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Orchid (#E6A8D7), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.56.

What is the RGB value of #DCA8DA?

#DCA8DA is rgb(220, 168, 218) — red 220, green 168, and blue 218 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DCA8DA?

#DCA8DA converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 24%, 1%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DCA8DA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DCA8DA 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 #DCA8DA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DCA8DA 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 6.55, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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