What color is #DEAAF0?

#DEAAF0 is a light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Controlled Substance. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DEAAF0?

The RGB value is 222, 170, 240: 222 red, 170 green and 240 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DEAAF0?

The complementary color is #BCF0AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DEAAF0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.11:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DEAAF0 color

#DEAAF0 rgb(222, 170, 240)

Shades of purple

The hex color #DEAAF0 is a light, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 66.7% green and 94.1% blue (222, 170, 240).

Its hue angle is 285°, with 70% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Controlled Substance (#DEADEA), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.11:1).

#DEAAF0 color codes

HEX	`#DEAAF0`
RGB	`rgb(222, 170, 240)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 66.7%, 94.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(285, 70%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(285, 29%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 29%, 0%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.42, 31.1, -27.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.42, 41.62, 318.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.225, 50.572, 89.01)`
Decimal	`14592752`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DEAAF0, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #DEAAF0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DEAAF0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #DEAAF0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #deaaf0; }
.text { color: #deaaf0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #deaaf0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 170 240 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #deaaf0, #f0aadf); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #DEAAF0?: #DEAAF0 is a light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Controlled Substance. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DEAAF0?: The RGB value is 222, 170, 240: 222 red, 170 green and 240 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DEAAF0?: The complementary color is #BCF0AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DEAAF0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.11:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.