What color is #DECAF1?

#DECAF1 is a very light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Foggy Love. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DECAF1?

The RGB value is 222, 202, 241: 222 red, 202 green and 241 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DECAF1?

The complementary color is #DDF1CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DECAF1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.82:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DECAF1 color

#DECAF1 rgb(222, 202, 241)

Shades of purple

The hex color #DECAF1 is a very light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 79.2% green and 94.5% blue (222, 202, 241).

Its hue angle is 271°, with 58% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Love (#D5C7E8), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.82:1).

#DECAF1 color codes

HEX	`#DECAF1`
RGB	`rgb(222, 202, 241)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 79.2%, 94.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(271, 58%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(271, 16%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 16%, 0%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.03, 14.09, -16.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.03, 21.81, 310.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.119, 64.122, 92.043)`
Decimal	`14600945`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DECAF1, 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 #DECAF1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DECAF1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.82:1	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 #DECAF1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #decaf1; }
.text { color: #decaf1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #decaf1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 202 241 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #decaf1, #f1caf1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #DECAF1?: #DECAF1 is a very light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Foggy Love. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DECAF1?: The RGB value is 222, 202, 241: 222 red, 202 green and 241 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DECAF1?: The complementary color is #DDF1CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DECAF1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.82:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.