Recognised as Colour
#DEBFE8
- #DEBFE8
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#DEBFE8 is a violet with RGB values 222, 191, 232 and HSL 285°, 47%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#DEBFE8#DEBFE8
HEX#DEBFE8
RGBrgb(222, 191, 232)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.749, 0.9098
RGB percentages87.1%, 74.9%, 91%
HSLhsl(285.4, 47.1%, 82.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(285.4, 17.7%, 91%)
CMYK4.3%, 17.7%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,598,120
CSS custom property--colour: #DEBFE8;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.58617WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness205.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.72:1
Contrast with white1.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C9C9C9
Inverted#214017
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.65:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.72:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C9E8BF
Analogous#CABFE8, #E8BFDE
Triadic#E8DEBF, #BFE8DE
Split complementary#DDE8BF, #BFE8CA
Tetradic#E8CABF, #C9E8BF, #BFDDE8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R222
G191
B232
Red222 (87.1%)
Green191 (74.9%)
Blue232 (91%)
Hue285.37°
Saturation (HSL)47.13%
Lightness82.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DE · G BF · B E8
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