Recognised as Colour
#DEAAF9
- #DEAAF9
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Plum
#DEAAF9 is a violet with RGB values 222, 170, 249 and HSL 279°, 87%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#DEAAF9#DEAAF9
HEX#DEAAF9
RGBrgb(222, 170, 249)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.6667, 0.9765
RGB percentages87.1%, 66.7%, 97.6%
HSLhsl(279.5, 86.8%, 82.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(279.5, 31.7%, 97.6%)
CMYK10.8%, 31.7%, 0%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,592,761
CSS custom property--colour: #DEAAF9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.51119WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness196.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.22:1
Contrast with white1.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB
Inverted#215506
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.87:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.22:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C5F9AA
Analogous#B6AAF9, #F9AAED
Triadic#F9DEAA, #AAF9DE
Split complementary#ECF9AA, #AAF9B7
Tetradic#F9B7AA, #C5F9AA, #AAECF9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R222
G170
B249
Red222 (87.1%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue249 (97.6%)
Hue279.49°
Saturation (HSL)86.81%
Lightness82.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DE · G AA · B F9
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