What color is #DEC8F1?

#DEC8F1 is a very light, moderate violet, closest to the named color York Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DEC8F1?

The RGB value is 222, 200, 241: 222 red, 200 green and 241 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DEC8F1?

The complementary color is #DBF1C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DEC8F1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.64:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DEC8F1 color

#DEC8F1 rgb(222, 200, 241)

Shades of purple

The hex color #DEC8F1 is a very light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 78.4% green and 94.5% blue (222, 200, 241).

Its hue angle is 272°, with 59% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is York Plum (#D3BFE5), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.64:1).

#DEC8F1 color codes

HEX	`#DEC8F1`
RGB	`rgb(222, 200, 241)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 78.4%, 94.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(272, 59%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(272, 17%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 17%, 0%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.54, 15.16, -17.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.54, 23.06, 311.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.653, 63.189, 91.887)`
Decimal	`14600433`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DEC8F1, 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 #DEC8F1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DEC8F1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.64:1	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 #DEC8F1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dec8f1; }
.text { color: #dec8f1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dec8f1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 200 241 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dec8f1, #f1c8f0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #DEC8F1?: #DEC8F1 is a very light, moderate violet, closest to the named color York Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DEC8F1?: The RGB value is 222, 200, 241: 222 red, 200 green and 241 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DEC8F1?: The complementary color is #DBF1C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DEC8F1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.64:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.