Recognised as Colour
#DEB4E8
- #DEB4E8
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Plum
#DEB4E8 is a violet with RGB values 222, 180, 232 and HSL 288°, 53%, 81%. 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
#DEB4E8#DEB4E8
HEX#DEB4E8
RGBrgb(222, 180, 232)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.7059, 0.9098
RGB percentages87.1%, 70.6%, 91%
HSLhsl(288.5, 53.1%, 80.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(288.5, 22.4%, 91%)
CMYK4.3%, 22.4%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,595,304
CSS custom property--colour: #DEB4E8;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.53998WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness199.7 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#C1C1C1
Inverted#214B17
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#BEE8B4
Analogous#C4B4E8, #E8B4D8
Triadic#E8DEB4, #B4E8DE
Split complementary#D8E8B4, #B4E8C4
Tetradic#E8C4B4, #BEE8B4, #B4D8E8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R222
G180
B232
Red222 (87.1%)
Green180 (70.6%)
Blue232 (91%)
Hue288.46°
Saturation (HSL)53.06%
Lightness80.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DE · G B4 · B E8
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