Colour
#DEBCEE
- #DEBCEE
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#DEBCEE is a violet with RGB values 222, 188, 238 and HSL 281°, 60%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#DEBCEE#DEBCEE
HEX#DEBCEE
RGBrgb(222, 188, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.7373, 0.9333
RGB percentages87.1%, 73.7%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(280.8, 59.5%, 83.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(280.8, 21%, 93.3%)
CMYK6.7%, 21%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,597,358
CSS custom property--colour: #DEBCEE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.57669WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness204.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.53:1
Contrast with white1.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C7C7C7
Inverted#214311
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.68:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.53:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#CCEEBC
Analogous#C5BCEE, #EEBCE5
Triadic#EEDEBC, #BCEEDE
Split complementary#E5EEBC, #BCEEC5
Tetradic#EEC5BC, #CCEEBC, #BCE5EE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R222
G188
B238
Red222 (87.1%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue280.8°
Saturation (HSL)59.52%
Lightness83.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DE · G BC · B EE
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