What color is #DEB2F6?

#DEB2F6 is a very light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Mauve. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DEB2F6?

The RGB value is 222, 178, 246: 222 red, 178 green and 246 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DEB2F6?

The complementary color is #CAF6B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DEB2F6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.8:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DEB2F6 color

#DEB2F6 rgb(222, 178, 246)

Shades of purple

The hex color #DEB2F6 is a very light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 69.8% green and 96.5% blue (222, 178, 246).

Its hue angle is 279°, with 79% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Mauve (#E0B0FF), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.8:1).

#DEB2F6 color codes

HEX	`#DEB2F6`
RGB	`rgb(222, 178, 246)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 69.8%, 96.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(279, 79%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(279, 28%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 28%, 0%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.48, 27.98, -27.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.48, 39.4, 315.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.676, 54.025, 94.297)`
Decimal	`14594806`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DEB2F6, 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 #DEB2F6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DEB2F6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.8:1	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 #DEB2F6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #deb2f6; }
.text { color: #deb2f6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #deb2f6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 178 246 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #deb2f6, #f6b2ec); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #DEB2F6?: #DEB2F6 is a very light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Mauve. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DEB2F6?: The RGB value is 222, 178, 246: 222 red, 178 green and 246 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DEB2F6?: The complementary color is #CAF6B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DEB2F6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.8:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.