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Recognised as Colour

#DEC9E9

  • #DEC9E9
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Nearest: Thistle

#DEC9E9 is a violet with RGB values 222, 201, 233 and HSL 279°, 42%, 85%. 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

#DEC9E9#DEC9E9
HEX#DEC9E9
RGBrgb(222, 201, 233)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.7882, 0.9137
RGB percentages87.1%, 78.8%, 91.4%
HSLhsl(279.4, 42.1%, 85.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(279.4, 13.7%, 91.4%)
CMYK4.7%, 13.7%, 0%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,600,681
CSS custom property--colour: #DEC9E9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.63186WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness211.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.64:1
Contrast with white1.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D0D0D0
Inverted#213616

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C5CFEAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#C9D1E8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.3 from the original
Tritanopia#DDCCD4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.54:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 5.2Lavender · ΔE 13Light steelblue · ΔE 15.4Light grey · ΔE 18.5Gainsboro · ΔE 19Lavender blush · ΔE 19.1
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 5.21, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D4E9C9
Analogous#CEC9E9, #E9C9E4
Triadic#E9DEC9, #C9E9DE
Split complementary#E4E9C9, #C9E9CE
Tetradic#E9CEC9, #D4E9C9, #C9E4E9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F4EDF8
Darker −10%#C8A5DA
Darker −20%#B281CB
Darker −30%#9C5CBD
Darker −40%#8243A3
More saturated +25%#E1C0F3
Less saturated −25%#DBD3DF

Channel breakdown

R222
G201
B233
Red222 (87.1%)
Green201 (78.8%)
Blue233 (91.4%)
Hue279.38°
Saturation (HSL)42.11%
Lightness85.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DE · G C9 · B E9

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