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Recognised as Colour

#DEC9EA

  • #DEC9EA
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Nearest: Thistle

#DEC9EA is a violet with RGB values 222, 201, 234 and HSL 278°, 44%, 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

#DEC9EA#DEC9EA
HEX#DEC9EA
RGBrgb(222, 201, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.7882, 0.9176
RGB percentages87.1%, 78.8%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(278.2, 44%, 85.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(278.2, 14.1%, 91.8%)
CMYK5.1%, 14.1%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,600,682
CSS custom property--colour: #DEC9EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.63243WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness211.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.65:1
Contrast with white1.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D0D0D0
Inverted#213615

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C5CFEBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#C9D1E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.3 from the original
Tritanopia#DDCDD4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.8 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 text13.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 5.6Lavender · ΔE 13.2Light steelblue · ΔE 15.5Light grey · ΔE 19Gainsboro · ΔE 19.5Lavender blush · ΔE 19.5
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 5.6, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D5EAC9
Analogous#CEC9EA, #EAC9E5
Triadic#EADEC9, #C9EADE
Split complementary#E5EAC9, #C9EACE
Tetradic#EACEC9, #D5EAC9, #C9E5EA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F4EEF8
Darker −10%#C8A4DC
Darker −20%#B180CD
Darker −30%#9B5BBF
Darker −40%#8141A6
More saturated +25%#E1C0F3
Less saturated −25%#DBD2E1

Channel breakdown

R222
G201
B234
Red222 (87.1%)
Green201 (78.8%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue278.18°
Saturation (HSL)44%
Lightness85.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DE · G C9 · B EA

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