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Recognised as Colour

#DECEF0

  • #DECEF0
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Nearest: Thistle

#DECEF0 is a violet with RGB values 222, 206, 240 and HSL 268°, 53%, 87%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#DECEF0#DECEF0
HEX#DECEF0
RGBrgb(222, 206, 240)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.8078, 0.9412
RGB percentages87.1%, 80.8%, 94.1%
HSLhsl(268.2, 53.1%, 87.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(268.2, 14.2%, 94.1%)
CMYK7.5%, 14.2%, 0%, 5.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,601,968
CSS custom property--colour: #DECEF0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.65963WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness215 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.19:1
Contrast with white1.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D4D4D4
Inverted#21310F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C9D4F2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#CCD4EFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.2 from the original
Tritanopia#DCD2D9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.48:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 7.5Lavender · ΔE 11.7Light steelblue · ΔE 14.6Light grey · ΔE 18.8Lavender blush · ΔE 18.9Gainsboro · ΔE 19
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 7.48, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E0F0CE
Analogous#CECFF0, #EFCEF0
Triadic#F0DECE, #CEF0DE
Split complementary#F0EFCE, #CFF0CE
Tetradic#F0CECF, #E0F0CE, #CEF0EF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F8F5FC
Darker −10%#C4A7E4
Darker −20%#A980D8
Darker −30%#8F59CC
Darker −40%#7539B9
More saturated +25%#DEC6F8
Less saturated −25%#DED6E8

Channel breakdown

R222
G206
B240
Red222 (87.1%)
Green206 (80.8%)
Blue240 (94.1%)
Hue268.24°
Saturation (HSL)53.12%
Lightness87.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DE · G CE · B F0

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