Recognised as Colour
#DEB3EF
- #DEB3EF
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Plum
#DEB3EF is a violet with RGB values 222, 179, 239 and HSL 283°, 65%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#DEB3EF#DEB3EF
HEX#DEB3EF
RGBrgb(222, 179, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.702, 0.9373
RGB percentages87.1%, 70.2%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(283, 65.2%, 82%)
HSV / HSBhsv(283, 25.1%, 93.7%)
CMYK7.1%, 25.1%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,595,055
CSS custom property--colour: #DEB3EF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.54002WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness200.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.8:1
Contrast with white1.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C0C0C0
Inverted#214C10
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.78:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.8:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C4EFB3
Analogous#C0B3EF, #EFB3E2
Triadic#EFDEB3, #B3EFDE
Split complementary#E2EFB3, #B3EFC0
Tetradic#EFC0B3, #C4EFB3, #B3E2EF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R222
G179
B239
Red222 (87.1%)
Green179 (70.2%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue283°
Saturation (HSL)65.22%
Lightness81.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DE · G B3 · B EF
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