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#DCCAED Color

#DCCAED is rgb(220, 202, 237) in RGB, hsl(271, 49%, 86%) in HSL, and about cmyk(7%, 15%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Soap (#CEC8EF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.24. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DCCAED
HEX#DCCAED
RGBrgb(220, 202, 237)
HSLhsl(271, 49%, 86%)
HSVhsv(271, 15%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(7%, 15%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(86.5% 0.051 308.4)
LABlab(83.65% 11.27 -14.97)
LCHlch(83.65% 18.73 306.98)

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

Soap#CEC8EFΔE 5.24Pale Lavender#DCD0FFΔE 6.87Thistle#D8BFD8ΔE 6.94Languid Lavender#D6CADDΔE 8.38Lavender Blue#CCCCFFΔE 10.75Light Periwinkle#C5CBE1ΔE 10.85

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

#DCCAED Channel Values

How #DCCAED 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 202 · B 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 271° · S 49% · L 86%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 271° · S 15% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 7% · M 15% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.53:1 vs white · 13.71:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DCCAED 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 text1.53:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.71:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #DCCAED

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

Base
#DCCAED
Complementary
#DBEDCA
Analogous
#CACAED
Analogous
#EDCAEC
Triadic
#EDDCCA
Triadic
#CAEDDC
Split comp.
#ECEDCA
Split comp.
#CAEDCA

Tints & Shades of #DCCAED

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

#E1D1EF
#E3D5F1
#E8DDF3
#EDE4F6
#F2ECF8
#F5F0FA

Shades

#BE9CDD
#A272CF
#8445BF
#653394
#462367
#29153D

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

How #DCCAED 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#DCCAED
Protanopia#CDCDED
Protanomaly#D3CCED
Deuteranopia#D0D0ED
Deuteranomaly#D5CEED
Tritanopia#D7CFCF
Tritanomaly#D9CDDC
Achromatopsia#D1D1D1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DCCAED in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-dccaed: #DCCAED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DCCAED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dccaed': '#DCCAED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.863, green: 0.792, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_dccaed">#DCCAED</color>
SVG fillfill="#DCCAED"

More Purple Colors

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

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#DCCAED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DCCAED?

#DCCAED is a lightest purple — rgb(220, 202, 237) in RGB and hsl(271, 49%, 86%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Soap (#CEC8EF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.24.

What is the RGB value of #DCCAED?

#DCCAED is rgb(220, 202, 237) — red 220, green 202, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DCCAED?

#DCCAED converts to approximately cmyk(7%, 15%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DCCAED be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DCCAED scores 1.53:1 against white and 13.71:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DCCAED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DCCAED 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 thistle (#D8BFD8) at a CIE76 distance of 6.94, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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