What color is #DEC2E8?

#DEC2E8 is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Prom Corsage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DEC2E8?

The RGB value is 222, 194, 232: 222 red, 194 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DEC2E8?

The complementary color is #CCE8C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DEC2E8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.99:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DEC2E8 color

#DEC2E8 rgb(222, 194, 232)

Shades of purple

The hex color #DEC2E8 is a very light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 76.1% green and 91% blue (222, 194, 232).

Its hue angle is 284°, with 45% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Prom Corsage (#E7C3E7), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.99:1).

#DEC2E8 color codes

HEX	`#DEC2E8`
RGB	`rgb(222, 194, 232)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 76.1%, 91%)`
HSL	`hsl(284, 45%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(284, 16%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 16%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.81, 16.62, -15.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.81, 22.51, 317.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.979, 59.94, 84.527)`
Decimal	`14598888`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DEC2E8, 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 #DEC2E8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DEC2E8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.99:1	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 #DEC2E8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dec2e8; }
.text { color: #dec2e8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dec2e8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 194 232 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dec2e8, #e8c2df); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #DEC2E8?: #DEC2E8 is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Prom Corsage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DEC2E8?: The RGB value is 222, 194, 232: 222 red, 194 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DEC2E8?: The complementary color is #CCE8C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DEC2E8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.99:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.