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Recognised as Colour

#DEB6FC

  • #DEB6FC
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Nearest: Plum

#DEB6FC is a violet with RGB values 222, 182, 252 and HSL 274°, 92%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#DEB6FC#DEB6FC
HEX#DEB6FC
RGBrgb(222, 182, 252)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.7137, 0.9882
RGB percentages87.1%, 71.4%, 98.8%
HSLhsl(274.3, 92.1%, 85.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(274.3, 27.8%, 98.8%)
CMYK11.9%, 27.8%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,595,836
CSS custom property--colour: #DEB6FC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56014WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness203.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.2:1
Contrast with white1.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C4C4C4
Inverted#214903

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AAC3FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#B3C6FAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.1 from the original
Tritanopia#DBBFCFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.72:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 11Thistle · ΔE 24.3Light steelblue · ΔE 31.6Violet · ΔE 31.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 32.1Lavender · ΔE 32.8
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 11.02, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D4FCB6
Analogous#BBB6FC, #FCB6F7
Triadic#FCDEB6, #B6FCDE
Split complementary#F7FCB6, #B6FCBB
Tetradic#FCBBB6, #D4FCB6, #B6F7FC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F4E7FE
Darker −10%#C885FA
Darker −20%#B254F8
Darker −30%#9C23F6
Darker −40%#8209DD
More saturated +25%#DEB3FF
Less saturated −25%#DDC0F3

Channel breakdown

R222
G182
B252
Red222 (87.1%)
Green182 (71.4%)
Blue252 (98.8%)
Hue274.29°
Saturation (HSL)92.11%
Lightness85.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DE · G B6 · B FC

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