Colour
#DEB8E8
- #DEB8E8
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Plum
#DEB8E8 is a violet with RGB values 222, 184, 232 and HSL 288°, 51%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#DEB8E8#DEB8E8
HEX#DEB8E8
RGBrgb(222, 184, 232)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.7216, 0.9098
RGB percentages87.1%, 72.2%, 91%
HSLhsl(287.5, 51.1%, 81.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(287.5, 20.7%, 91%)
CMYK4.3%, 20.7%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,596,328
CSS custom property--colour: #DEB8E8;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.55637WCAG 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 12.13:1
Contrast with white1.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C4C4C4
Inverted#214717
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.73:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.13:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C2E8B8
Analogous#C6B8E8, #E8B8DA
Triadic#E8DEB8, #B8E8DE
Split complementary#DAE8B8, #B8E8C6
Tetradic#E8C6B8, #C2E8B8, #B8DAE8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R222
G184
B232
Red222 (87.1%)
Green184 (72.2%)
Blue232 (91%)
Hue287.5°
Saturation (HSL)51.06%
Lightness81.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DE · G B8 · B E8
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