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Recognised as Colour

#DEC9E4

  • #DEC9E4
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Nearest: Thistle

#DEC9E4 is a violet with RGB values 222, 201, 228 and HSL 287°, 33%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#DEC9E4#DEC9E4
HEX#DEC9E4
RGBrgb(222, 201, 228)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.7882, 0.8941
RGB percentages87.1%, 78.8%, 89.4%
HSLhsl(286.7, 33.3%, 84.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(286.7, 11.8%, 89.4%)
CMYK2.6%, 11.8%, 0%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,600,676
CSS custom property--colour: #DEC9E4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.62904WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness210.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.58:1
Contrast with white1.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CFCFCF
Inverted#21361B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C6CEE5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#CBD0E3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.2 from the original
Tritanopia#DECCD2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.55:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 3.8Lavender · ΔE 12Light steelblue · ΔE 15Light grey · ΔE 16.2Gainsboro · ΔE 16.7Silver · ΔE 17.1
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 3.78, a close match
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CFE4C9
Analogous#D1C9E4, #E4C9DC
Triadic#E4DEC9, #C9E4DE
Split complementary#DDE4C9, #C9E4D1
Tetradic#E4D1C9, #CFE4C9, #C9DCE4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F3EBF5
Darker −10%#C9A7D3
Darker −20%#B485C2
Darker −30%#A063B1
Darker −40%#854B96
More saturated +25%#E4BFEE
Less saturated −25%#D8D3DA

Channel breakdown

R222
G201
B228
Red222 (87.1%)
Green201 (78.8%)
Blue228 (89.4%)
Hue286.67°
Saturation (HSL)33.33%
Lightness84.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DE · G C9 · B E4

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