What color is #DECBE2?

#DECBE2 is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Decadial Pink. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DECBE2?

The RGB value is 222, 203, 226: 222 red, 203 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DECBE2?

The complementary color is #CFE2CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DECBE2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.75:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DECBE2 color

#DECBE2 rgb(222, 203, 226)

Shades of purple

The hex color #DECBE2 is a very light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 79.6% green and 88.6% blue (222, 203, 226).

Its hue angle is 290°, with 28% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Decadial Pink (#DECADE), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.75:1).

#DECBE2 color codes

HEX	`#DECBE2`
RGB	`rgb(222, 203, 226)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 79.6%, 88.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(290, 28%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(290, 10%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 10%, 0%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.83, 10.69, -8.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.83, 13.95, 320.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.206, 63.733, 80.803)`
Decimal	`14601186`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DECBE2, 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 #DECBE2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DECBE2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.75:1	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 #DECBE2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #decbe2; }
.text { color: #decbe2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #decbe2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 203 226 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #decbe2, #e2cbda); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #DECBE2?: #DECBE2 is a very light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Decadial Pink. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DECBE2?: The RGB value is 222, 203, 226: 222 red, 203 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DECBE2?: The complementary color is #CFE2CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DECBE2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.75:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.