What color is #DEC3DB?

#DEC3DB is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Thistle. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DEC3DB?

The RGB value is 222, 195, 219: 222 red, 195 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DEC3DB?

The complementary color is #C3DEC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DEC3DB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.93:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DEC3DB color

#DEC3DB rgb(222, 195, 219)

Shades of purple

The hex color #DEC3DB is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 76.5% green and 85.9% blue (222, 195, 219).

Its hue angle is 307°, with 29% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 1% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Thistle (#D8BFD8), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.93:1).

#DEC3DB color codes

HEX	`#DEC3DB`
RGB	`rgb(222, 195, 219)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 76.5%, 85.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(307, 29%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(307, 12%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 1%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.66, 13.66, -8.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.66, 16.06, 328.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.424, 59.675, 75.234)`
Decimal	`14599131`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DEC3DB, 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 #DEC3DB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DEC3DB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.93:1	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 #DEC3DB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dec3db; }
.text { color: #dec3db; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dec3db; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 195 219 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dec3db, #dec3cd); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #DEC3DB?: #DEC3DB is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Thistle. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DEC3DB?: The RGB value is 222, 195, 219: 222 red, 195 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DEC3DB?: The complementary color is #C3DEC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DEC3DB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.93:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.