Colour
#DEB5F4
- #DEB5F4
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Plum
#DEB5F4 is a violet with RGB values 222, 181, 244 and HSL 279°, 74%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#DEB5F4#DEB5F4
HEX#DEB5F4
RGBrgb(222, 181, 244)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.7098, 0.9569
RGB percentages87.1%, 71%, 95.7%
HSLhsl(279, 74.1%, 83.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(279, 25.8%, 95.7%)
CMYK9%, 25.8%, 0%, 4.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,595,572
CSS custom property--colour: #DEB5F4;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.55109WCAG 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 12.02:1
Contrast with white1.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C2C2C2
Inverted#214A0B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.75:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.02:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#CBF4B5
Analogous#BFB5F4, #F4B5EB
Triadic#F4DEB5, #B5F4DE
Split complementary#EBF4B5, #B5F4BF
Tetradic#F4BFB5, #CBF4B5, #B5EBF4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R222
G181
B244
Red222 (87.1%)
Green181 (71%)
Blue244 (95.7%)
Hue279.05°
Saturation (HSL)74.12%
Lightness83.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DE · G B5 · B F4
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