What color is #DECDE9?

#DECDE9 is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Foggy Love. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DECDE9?

The RGB value is 222, 205, 233: 222 red, 205 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DECDE9?

The complementary color is #D8E9CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DECDE9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.02:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DECDE9 color

#DECDE9 rgb(222, 205, 233)

Shades of purple

The hex color #DECDE9 is a very light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 80.4% green and 91.4% blue (222, 205, 233).

Its hue angle is 276°, with 39% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Love (#D5C7E8), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.02:1).

#DECDE9 color codes

HEX	`#DECDE9`
RGB	`rgb(222, 205, 233)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 80.4%, 91.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(276, 39%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(276, 12%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 12%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.52, 10.95, -11.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.52, 15.99, 313.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.661, 65.076, 86.124)`
Decimal	`14601705`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DECDE9, 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 #DECDE9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DECDE9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.02:1	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 #DECDE9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #decde9; }
.text { color: #decde9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #decde9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 205 233 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #decde9, #e9cde6); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #DECDE9?: #DECDE9 is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Foggy Love. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DECDE9?: The RGB value is 222, 205, 233: 222 red, 205 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DECDE9?: The complementary color is #D8E9CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DECDE9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.02:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.