Colour
#DEB5E9
- #DEB5E9
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Plum
#DEB5E9 is a violet with RGB values 222, 181, 233 and HSL 287°, 54%, 81%. 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
#DEB5E9#DEB5E9
HEX#DEB5E9
RGBrgb(222, 181, 233)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.7098, 0.9137
RGB percentages87.1%, 71%, 91.4%
HSLhsl(287.3, 54.2%, 81.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(287.3, 22.3%, 91.4%)
CMYK4.7%, 22.3%, 0%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,595,561
CSS custom property--colour: #DEB5E9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.54461WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness200.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.89:1
Contrast with white1.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C1C1C1
Inverted#214A16
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.77:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.89:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C0E9B5
Analogous#C4B5E9, #E9B5DA
Triadic#E9DEB5, #B5E9DE
Split complementary#DAE9B5, #B5E9C4
Tetradic#E9C4B5, #C0E9B5, #B5DAE9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R222
G181
B233
Red222 (87.1%)
Green181 (71%)
Blue233 (91.4%)
Hue287.31°
Saturation (HSL)54.17%
Lightness81.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DE · G B5 · B E9
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