What color is #DEB3F4?

#DEB3F4 is a very light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Controlled Substance. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DEB3F4?

The RGB value is 222, 179, 244: 222 red, 179 green and 244 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DEB3F4?

The complementary color is #C9F4B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DEB3F4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.86:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DEB3F4 color

#DEB3F4 rgb(222, 179, 244)

Shades of purple

The hex color #DEB3F4 is a very light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 70.2% green and 95.7% blue (222, 179, 244).

Its hue angle is 280°, with 75% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Controlled Substance (#DEADEA), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.86:1).

#DEB3F4 color codes

HEX	`#DEB3F4`
RGB	`rgb(222, 179, 244)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 70.2%, 95.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(280, 75%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(280, 27%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 27%, 0%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.64, 27.04, -26.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.64, 37.81, 315.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.571, 54.302, 92.756)`
Decimal	`14595060`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DEB3F4, 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 #DEB3F4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DEB3F4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.86:1	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 #DEB3F4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #deb3f4; }
.text { color: #deb3f4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #deb3f4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 179 244 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #deb3f4, #f4b3ea); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #DEB3F4?: #DEB3F4 is a very light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Controlled Substance. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DEB3F4?: The RGB value is 222, 179, 244: 222 red, 179 green and 244 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DEB3F4?: The complementary color is #C9F4B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DEB3F4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.86:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.