Recognised as Colour
#DEC7EB
- #DEC7EB
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#DEC7EB is a violet with RGB values 222, 199, 235 and HSL 278°, 47%, 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
#DEC7EB#DEC7EB
HEX#DEC7EB
RGBrgb(222, 199, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.7804, 0.9216
RGB percentages87.1%, 78%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(278.3, 47.4%, 85.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(278.3, 15.3%, 92.2%)
CMYK5.5%, 15.3%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,600,171
CSS custom property--colour: #DEC7EB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.62375WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness210.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.47:1
Contrast with white1.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CECECE
Inverted#213814
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 text13.47:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#D4EBC7
Analogous#CCC7EB, #EBC7E6
Triadic#EBDEC7, #C7EBDE
Split complementary#E6EBC7, #C7EBCC
Tetradic#EBCCC7, #D4EBC7, #C7E6EB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R222
G199
B235
Red222 (87.1%)
Green199 (78%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue278.33°
Saturation (HSL)47.37%
Lightness85.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DE · G C7 · B EB
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