Recognised as Colour
#DEC4E4
- #DEC4E4
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#DEC4E4 is a violet with RGB values 222, 196, 228 and HSL 289°, 37%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#DEC4E4#DEC4E4
HEX#DEC4E4
RGBrgb(222, 196, 228)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.7686, 0.8941
RGB percentages87.1%, 76.9%, 89.4%
HSLhsl(288.8, 37.2%, 83.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(288.8, 14%, 89.4%)
CMYK2.6%, 14%, 0%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,599,396
CSS custom property--colour: #DEC4E4;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.60611WCAG 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 13.12:1
Contrast with white1.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CCCCCC
Inverted#213B1B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.6:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.12:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#CAE4C4
Analogous#CEC4E4, #E4C4DA
Triadic#E4DEC4, #C4E4DE
Split complementary#DAE4C4, #C4E4CE
Tetradic#E4CEC4, #CAE4C4, #C4DAE4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R222
G196
B228
Red222 (87.1%)
Green196 (76.9%)
Blue228 (89.4%)
Hue288.75°
Saturation (HSL)37.21%
Lightness83.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DE · G C4 · B E4
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