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Recognised as Colour

#DECAFA

  • #DECAFA
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Nearest: Thistle

#DECAFA is a violet with RGB values 222, 202, 250 and HSL 265°, 83%, 89%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#DECAFA#DECAFA
HEX#DECAFA
RGBrgb(222, 202, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.7922, 0.9804
RGB percentages87.1%, 79.2%, 98%
HSLhsl(265, 82.8%, 88.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(265, 19.2%, 98%)
CMYK11.2%, 19.2%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,600,954
CSS custom property--colour: #DECAFA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.64673WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness214 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.93:1
Contrast with white1.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D2D2D2
Inverted#213505

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C2D2FCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#C5D2F8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.5 from the original
Tritanopia#DAD0DAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.51:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 12.8Lavender · ΔE 18.3Light steelblue · ΔE 19Plum · ΔE 19.9Lavender blush · ΔE 25.6Pink · ΔE 25.7
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 12.79, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E6FACA
Analogous#CACEFA, #F6CAFA
Triadic#FADECA, #CAFADE
Split complementary#FAF6CA, #CEFACA
Tetradic#FACACE, #E6FACA, #CAFAF6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FBF9FE
Darker −10%#C19BF6
Darker −20%#A46DF1
Darker −30%#873EED
Darker −40%#6B15E3
More saturated +25%#DDC5FF
Less saturated −25%#DFD1F3

Channel breakdown

R222
G202
B250
Red222 (87.1%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue265°
Saturation (HSL)82.76%
Lightness88.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DE · G CA · B FA

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