Recognised as Colour
#DECAFE
- #DECAFE
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#DECAFE is a violet with RGB values 222, 202, 254 and HSL 263°, 96%, 89%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#DECAFE#DECAFE
HEX#DECAFE
RGBrgb(222, 202, 254)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.7922, 0.9961
RGB percentages87.1%, 79.2%, 99.6%
HSLhsl(263.1, 96.3%, 89.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(263.1, 20.5%, 99.6%)
CMYK12.6%, 20.5%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,600,958
CSS custom property--colour: #DECAFE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.64926WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness214.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.99:1
Contrast with white1.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D2D2D2
Inverted#213501
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.5:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.99:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#EAFECA
Analogous#CAD0FE, #F8CAFE
Triadic#FEDECA, #CAFEDE
Split complementary#FEF8CA, #D0FECA
Tetradic#FECAD0, #EAFECA, #CAFEF8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R222
G202
B254
Red222 (87.1%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue254 (99.6%)
Hue263.08°
Saturation (HSL)96.3%
Lightness89.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DE · G CA · B FE
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