What color is #DEB1D9?

#DEB1D9 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Blushing Sky. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DEB1D9?

The RGB value is 222, 177, 217: 222 red, 177 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DEB1D9?

The complementary color is #B1DEB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DEB1D9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.4:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DEB1D9 color

#DEB1D9 rgb(222, 177, 217)

Shades of purple

The hex color #DEB1D9 is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 69.4% green and 85.1% blue (222, 177, 217).

Its hue angle is 307°, with 41% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 2% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Blushing Sky (#D9B1D6), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.4:1).

#DEB1D9 color codes

HEX	`#DEB1D9`
RGB	`rgb(222, 177, 217)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 69.4%, 85.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(307, 41%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(307, 20%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 2%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.27, 22.96, -13.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.27, 26.84, 328.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.369, 51.985, 72.592)`
Decimal	`14594521`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DEB1D9, 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 #DEB1D9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DEB1D9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.4:1	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 #DEB1D9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #deb1d9; }
.text { color: #deb1d9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #deb1d9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 177 217 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #deb1d9, #deb1c2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #DEB1D9?: #DEB1D9 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Blushing Sky. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DEB1D9?: The RGB value is 222, 177, 217: 222 red, 177 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DEB1D9?: The complementary color is #B1DEB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DEB1D9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.4:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.