#DCAFEA

A color in the Purple, Crimson, Magenta family

#dcafea is a color in the Purple, Crimson, Magenta family: RGB(220, 175, 234), HSL(286°, 58%, 80%), CMYK(6%, 25%, 0%, 8%). Closest named color: plum. Contrast is 1.85:1 on white and 11.36:1 on black. See shades, harmonies and color-blindness simulation.

Color Codes

HEX#dcafea
RGBrgb(220 175 234)
RGB (legacy)rgb(220, 175, 234)
RGB %rgb(86% 69% 92%)
HSLhsl(286 58% 80%)
HSV / HSBhsv(286, 25%, 92%)
HWBhwb(286 69% 8%)
CMYKcmyk(6%, 25%, 0%, 8%)
CIELAB (D50)lab(77.07 24.5 -23.22)
LCHlch(77.07 33.75 316.54)
OKLaboklab(0.8136 0.0703 -0.0632)
OKLCHoklch(0.8136 0.0945 318.05)
Decimal14462954

Properties

Color TonePurple, Crimson, Magenta
Closest named colorplum ΔE 3.6
Closest web-safe color#cc99ff
Hue286°
Saturation (HSL / HSV)58% / 25%
Lightness (HSL)80%
Brightness or Value (HSV)92%
Luminance (Rec.601 / Rec.709)77% / 74%
Relative luminance (WCAG)0.5182
Red / Green / Blue220 / 175 / 234

WCAG 2.2 Contrast Ratio

On White (#ffffff)
1.85:1
AA Normal (4.5:1) · FailAA Large (3:1) · FailAAA Normal (7:1) · Fail
On Black (#000000)
11.36:1
AA Normal (4.5:1) · PassAA Large (3:1) · PassAAA Normal (7:1) · Pass
Aa Bb 123

APCA Contrast Lc (reference) — As text on white / black: Lc 34.7 / -67.8 · As background with white / black text: Lc -38.9 / 69.2

Lightness Scale (OKLCH 50–950)

Eleven steps that change only perceived lightness while keeping hue and chroma — ready to use as design-system color tokens.

Tints (mixed with white)

Shades (mixed with black)

Color Harmonies

Color Vision Deficiency Simulation

Estimated appearance of this color for people with color vision deficiencies (Machado 2009).

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Use in CSS

:root {
  --color-brand: #dcafea;
  --color-brand-oklch: oklch(81.36% 0.0945 318.05);
}
.text { color: var(--color-brand); }
.background { background-color: var(--color-brand); }
.border { border: 1px solid rgb(220 175 234 / 50%); }
/* Tailwind CSS */
<div class="bg-[#dcafea] text-[#dcafea] border-[#dcafea]">