Recognised as Colour
#DEACEB
- #DEACEB
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Plum
#DEACEB is a violet with RGB values 222, 172, 235 and HSL 288°, 61%, 80%. 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
#DEACEB#DEACEB
HEX#DEACEB
RGBrgb(222, 172, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.6745, 0.9216
RGB percentages87.1%, 67.5%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(287.6, 61.2%, 79.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(287.6, 26.8%, 92.2%)
CMYK5.5%, 26.8%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,593,259
CSS custom property--colour: #DEACEB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.51033WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness196 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.21:1
Contrast with white1.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB
Inverted#215314
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 text11.21:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B9EBAC
Analogous#BFACEB, #EBACD9
Triadic#EBDEAC, #ACEBDE
Split complementary#D9EBAC, #ACEBBE
Tetradic#EBBEAC, #B9EBAC, #ACD9EB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R222
G172
B235
Red222 (87.1%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue287.62°
Saturation (HSL)61.17%
Lightness79.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DE · G AC · B EB
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