Recognised as Colour
#DEADFB
- #DEADFB
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Plum
#DEADFB is a violet with RGB values 222, 173, 251 and HSL 278°, 91%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#DEADFB#DEADFB
HEX#DEADFB
RGBrgb(222, 173, 251)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.6784, 0.9843
RGB percentages87.1%, 67.8%, 98.4%
HSLhsl(277.7, 90.7%, 83.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(277.7, 31.1%, 98.4%)
CMYK11.6%, 31.1%, 0%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,593,531
CSS custom property--colour: #DEADFB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.52382WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness198.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.48:1
Contrast with white1.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD
Inverted#215204
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.83:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.48:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#CAFBAD
Analogous#B7ADFB, #FBADF1
Triadic#FBDEAD, #ADFBDE
Split complementary#F1FBAD, #ADFBB7
Tetradic#FBB7AD, #CAFBAD, #ADF1FB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R222
G173
B251
Red222 (87.1%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue251 (98.4%)
Hue277.69°
Saturation (HSL)90.7%
Lightness83.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DE · G AD · B FB
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