Recognised as Colour
#DEABEB
- #DEABEB
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Plum
#DEABEB is a violet with RGB values 222, 171, 235 and HSL 288°, 62%, 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
#DEABEB#DEABEB
HEX#DEABEB
RGBrgb(222, 171, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.6706, 0.9216
RGB percentages87.1%, 67.1%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(287.8, 61.5%, 79.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(287.8, 27.2%, 92.2%)
CMYK5.5%, 27.2%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,593,003
CSS custom property--colour: #DEABEB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.50654WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness195.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.13:1
Contrast with white1.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BABABA
Inverted#215414
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 text11.13:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B8EBAB
Analogous#BEABEB, #EBABD8
Triadic#EBDEAB, #ABEBDE
Split complementary#D8EBAB, #ABEBBE
Tetradic#EBBEAB, #B8EBAB, #ABD8EB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R222
G171
B235
Red222 (87.1%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue287.81°
Saturation (HSL)61.54%
Lightness79.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DE · G AB · B EB
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