Recognised as Colour
#DEB6FF
- #DEB6FF
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Plum
#DEB6FF is a violet with RGB values 222, 182, 255 and HSL 273°, 100%, 86%. 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
#DEB6FF#DEB6FF
HEX#DEB6FF
RGBrgb(222, 182, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.7137, 1
RGB percentages87.1%, 71.4%, 100%
HSLhsl(272.9, 100%, 85.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(272.9, 28.6%, 100%)
CMYK12.9%, 28.6%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,595,839
CSS custom property--colour: #DEB6FF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.56205WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness203.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.24:1
Contrast with white1.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C4C4C4
Inverted#214900
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.72:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.24:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#D7FFB6
Analogous#BAB6FF, #FFB6FC
Triadic#FFDEB6, #B6FFDE
Split complementary#FBFFB6, #B6FFBA
Tetradic#FFBAB6, #D7FFB6, #B6FCFF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R222
G182
B255
Red222 (87.1%)
Green182 (71.4%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue272.88°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness85.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DE · G B6 · B FF
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