Recognised as Colour
#DEC7EA
- #DEC7EA
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#DEC7EA is a violet with RGB values 222, 199, 234 and HSL 279°, 45%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#DEC7EA#DEC7EA
HEX#DEC7EA
RGBrgb(222, 199, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.7804, 0.9176
RGB percentages87.1%, 78%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(279.4, 45.5%, 84.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(279.4, 15%, 91.8%)
CMYK5.1%, 15%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,600,170
CSS custom property--colour: #DEC7EA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.62317WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness210.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.46:1
Contrast with white1.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CECECE
Inverted#213815
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.56:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.46:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#D3EAC7
Analogous#CDC7EA, #EAC7E4
Triadic#EADEC7, #C7EADE
Split complementary#E4EAC7, #C7EACD
Tetradic#EACDC7, #D3EAC7, #C7E4EA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R222
G199
B234
Red222 (87.1%)
Green199 (78%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue279.43°
Saturation (HSL)45.45%
Lightness84.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DE · G C7 · B EA
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