What color is #DEC7EB?

#DEC7EB is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color York Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DEC7EB?

The RGB value is 222, 199, 235: 222 red, 199 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DEC7EB?

The complementary color is #D4EBC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DEC7EB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.47:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DEC7EB color

#DEC7EB rgb(222, 199, 235)

Shades of purple

The hex color #DEC7EB is a very light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 78% green and 92.2% blue (222, 199, 235).

Its hue angle is 278°, with 47% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is York Plum (#D3BFE5), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.47:1).

#DEC7EB color codes

HEX	`#DEC7EB`
RGB	`rgb(222, 199, 235)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 78%, 92.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(278, 47%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(278, 15%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 15%, 0%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.11, 14.52, -14.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.11, 20.75, 314.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.541, 62.375, 87.168)`
Decimal	`14600171`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DEC7EB, 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 #DEC7EB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DEC7EB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.47:1	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 #DEC7EB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dec7eb; }
.text { color: #dec7eb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dec7eb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 199 235 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dec7eb, #ebc7e6); }

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Questions

What color is #DEC7EB?: #DEC7EB is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color York Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DEC7EB?: The RGB value is 222, 199, 235: 222 red, 199 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DEC7EB?: The complementary color is #D4EBC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DEC7EB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.47:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.