Recognised as Colour
#DEAEE9
- #DEAEE9
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Plum
#DEAEE9 is a violet with RGB values 222, 174, 233 and HSL 289°, 57%, 80%. 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
#DEAEE9#DEAEE9
HEX#DEAEE9
RGBrgb(222, 174, 233)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.6824, 0.9137
RGB percentages87.1%, 68.2%, 91.4%
HSLhsl(288.8, 57.3%, 79.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(288.8, 25.3%, 91.4%)
CMYK4.7%, 25.3%, 0%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,593,769
CSS custom property--colour: #DEAEE9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.51685WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness196.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.34:1
Contrast with white1.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC
Inverted#215116
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.85:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.34:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B9E9AE
Analogous#C1AEE9, #E9AED6
Triadic#E9DEAE, #AEE9DE
Split complementary#D6E9AE, #AEE9C1
Tetradic#E9C1AE, #B9E9AE, #AED6E9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R222
G174
B233
Red222 (87.1%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue233 (91.4%)
Hue288.81°
Saturation (HSL)57.28%
Lightness79.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DE · G AE · B E9
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