Colour
#DEABEC
- #DEABEC
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Plum
#DEABEC is a violet with RGB values 222, 171, 236 and HSL 287°, 63%, 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
#DEABEC#DEABEC
HEX#DEABEC
RGBrgb(222, 171, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.6706, 0.9255
RGB percentages87.1%, 67.1%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(287.1, 63.1%, 79.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(287.1, 27.5%, 92.5%)
CMYK5.9%, 27.5%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,593,004
CSS custom property--colour: #DEABEC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.50712WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness195.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.14:1
Contrast with white1.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB
Inverted#215413
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.88:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.14:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B9ECAB
Analogous#BEABEC, #ECABDA
Triadic#ECDEAB, #ABECDE
Split complementary#DAECAB, #ABECBE
Tetradic#ECBEAB, #B9ECAB, #ABDAEC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R222
G171
B236
Red222 (87.1%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue287.08°
Saturation (HSL)63.11%
Lightness79.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DE · G AB · B EC
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