Recognised as Colour
#DEAAEE
- #DEAAEE
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Plum
#DEAAEE is a violet with RGB values 222, 170, 238 and HSL 286°, 67%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#DEAAEE#DEAAEE
HEX#DEAAEE
RGBrgb(222, 170, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.6667, 0.9333
RGB percentages87.1%, 66.7%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(285.9, 66.7%, 80%)
HSV / HSBhsv(285.9, 28.6%, 93.3%)
CMYK6.7%, 28.6%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,592,750
CSS custom property--colour: #DEAAEE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.50452WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness195.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.09:1
Contrast with white1.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BABABA
Inverted#215511
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.89:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.09:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BAEEAA
Analogous#BCAAEE, #EEAADC
Triadic#EEDEAA, #AAEEDE
Split complementary#DCEEAA, #AAEEBC
Tetradic#EEBCAA, #BAEEAA, #AADCEE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R222
G170
B238
Red222 (87.1%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue285.88°
Saturation (HSL)66.67%
Lightness80%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DE · G AA · B EE
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