Recognised as Colour

#DEB2FF

#DEB2FF
Violet
Light
Nearest: Plum

#DEB2FF is a violet with RGB values 222, 178, 255 and HSL 274°, 100%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#DEB2FF#DEB2FF

HEX#DEB2FF

RGBrgb(222, 178, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.698, 1

RGB percentages87.1%, 69.8%, 100%

HSLhsl(274.3, 100%, 84.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(274.3, 30.2%, 100%)

CMYK12.9%, 30.2%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,594,815

CSS custom property--colour: #DEB2FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5459WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness201.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.92:1

Contrast with white1.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C1C1C1

Inverted#214D00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A5C1FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#AEC4FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.5 from the original

Tritanopia#DABCCEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.76:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 11.8 Thistle · ΔE 28.3 Violet · ΔE 28.5 Orchid · ΔE 30.2 Medium purple · ΔE 30.7 Cornflower blue · ΔE 31.6

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 11.78, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#D3FFB2

Analogous#B7B2FF, #FFB2FA

Triadic#FFDEB2, #B2FFDE

Split complementary#FAFFB2, #B2FFB8

Tetradic#FFB8B2, #D3FFB2, #B2FAFF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#F4E5FF

Darker −10%#C87FFF

Darker −20%#B24CFF

Darker −30%#9C19FF

Darker −40%#8300E5

More saturated +25%#DEB2FF

Less saturated −25%#DDBCF5

Channel breakdown

R222

G178

B255

Red222 (87.1%)

Green178 (69.8%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue274.29°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness84.9%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR DE · G B2 · B FF

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Colour values

Brightness & contrast

Colour vision & accessibility

Named colours

Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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