Recognised as Colour
#DEC2ED
- #DEC2ED
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#DEC2ED is a violet with RGB values 222, 194, 237 and HSL 279°, 54%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#DEC2ED#DEC2ED
HEX#DEC2ED
RGBrgb(222, 194, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.7608, 0.9294
RGB percentages87.1%, 76.1%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(279.1, 54.4%, 84.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(279.1, 18.1%, 92.9%)
CMYK6.3%, 18.1%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,598,893
CSS custom property--colour: #DEC2ED;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.60228WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness207.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.05:1
Contrast with white1.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CBCBCB
Inverted#213D12
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.61:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.05:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#D1EDC2
Analogous#C9C2ED, #EDC2E7
Triadic#EDDEC2, #C2EDDE
Split complementary#E7EDC2, #C2EDC9
Tetradic#EDC9C2, #D1EDC2, #C2E7ED
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R222
G194
B237
Red222 (87.1%)
Green194 (76.1%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue279.07°
Saturation (HSL)54.43%
Lightness84.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DE · G C2 · B ED
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