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#dca4ef color: Petal Plush

#dca4ef is rgb(220, 164, 239) in RGB and oklch(79.625% 0.1193 317.36) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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285°
100%

79.6%
0.119
317°
  • Purple
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Plum
  • purple-300
  • Black 6%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.98:1Hard to read
Lc -43
Black text
10.60:1Readable · AA
Lc 66

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About #dca4ef

#dca4ef is a bright light purple color. In OKLCH it has 79.6% lightness, 0.119 chroma and a hue of 317°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.98:1 contrast and black text 10.6:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Petal Plush (#ddaaee). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is purple-300.

More light purple colors

Lighter: #dca4ef mixed with white

  1. dca4ef
  2. e0adf1
  3. e3b6f3
  4. e7c0f5
  5. ebc9f6
  6. eed2f8
  7. f2dbfa
  8. f5e4fb
  9. f8edfc
  10. fcf6fe

Darker: #dca4ef mixed with black

  1. dca4ef
  2. bf8ed0
  3. a379b1
  4. 886494
  5. 6e5078
  6. 543d5c
  7. 3c2b42
  8. 261a2a
  9. 110a14
  10. 020103

Calmer: #dca4ef with less saturation

  1. dca4ef
  2. d9a7ea
  3. d6aae5
  4. d3ace0
  5. d0afdb
  6. cdb1d6
  7. c9b3d1
  8. c6b6cc
  9. c3b8c7
  10. c0bac2

Questions about #dca4ef

What color is #dca4ef?

#dca4ef is bright light purple. The closest named color is Petal Plush. In RGB it is rgb(220, 164, 239), in HSL hsl(284.8, 70.09%, 79.02%) and in OKLCH oklch(79.625% 0.1193 317.36).

What colors go well with #dca4ef?

The complementary color of #dca4ef is #97cf82. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #b8b0ff and #f59ccb. The triadic partners are #e7b25e and #43d4d7.

Is white or black text more readable on #dca4ef?

Black text reads better on #dca4ef: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and black gives 10.6:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #dca4ef a warm or cool color?

#dca4ef is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 317 degrees, its lightness 79.6% and its chroma 0.119.