Recognised as Colour
#DEABF6
- #DEABF6
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Plum
#DEABF6 is a violet with RGB values 222, 171, 246 and HSL 281°, 81%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#DEABF6#DEABF6
HEX#DEABF6
RGBrgb(222, 171, 246)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.6706, 0.9647
RGB percentages87.1%, 67.1%, 96.5%
HSLhsl(280.8, 80.6%, 81.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(280.8, 30.5%, 96.5%)
CMYK9.8%, 30.5%, 0%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,593,014
CSS custom property--colour: #DEABF6;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.51309WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness197 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.26:1
Contrast with white1.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB
Inverted#215409
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.86:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.26:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C3F6AB
Analogous#B8ABF6, #F6ABE9
Triadic#F6DEAB, #ABF6DE
Split complementary#E9F6AB, #ABF6B8
Tetradic#F6B8AB, #C3F6AB, #ABE9F6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R222
G171
B246
Red222 (87.1%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue246 (96.5%)
Hue280.8°
Saturation (HSL)80.65%
Lightness81.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DE · G AB · B F6
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