Colour
#DEC7FF
- #DEC7FF
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#DEC7FF is a violet with RGB values 222, 199, 255 and HSL 265°, 100%, 89%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#DEC7FF#DEC7FF
HEX#DEC7FF
RGBrgb(222, 199, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.7804, 1
RGB percentages87.1%, 78%, 100%
HSLhsl(264.6, 100%, 89%)
HSV / HSBhsv(264.6, 22%, 100%)
CMYK12.9%, 22%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,600,191
CSS custom property--colour: #DEC7FF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.63596WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness213.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.72:1
Contrast with white1.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D0D0D0
Inverted#213800
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.53:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.72:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#E8FFC7
Analogous#C7CCFF, #FAC7FF
Triadic#FFDEC7, #C7FFDE
Split complementary#FFFAC7, #CCFFC7
Tetradic#FFC7CC, #E8FFC7, #C7FFFA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R222
G199
B255
Red222 (87.1%)
Green199 (78%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue264.64°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness89.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DE · G C7 · B FF
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