#DE85FE Color

#DE85FE is rgb(222, 133, 254) in RGB, hsl(284, 98%, 76%) in HSL, and about cmyk(13%, 48%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender Magenta (#EE82EE), visibly different at ΔE 10.97. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DE85FE

HEX#DE85FE

RGBrgb(222, 133, 254)

HSLhsl(284, 98%, 76%)

HSVhsv(284, 48%, 100%)

CMYKcmyk(13%, 48%, 0%, 0%)

OKLCHoklch(75.6% 0.188 316.6)

LABlab(68.81% 49.28 -46.72)

LCHlch(68.81% 67.91 316.53)

What #DE85FE Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #DE85FE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Magenta#EE82EEΔE 10.97 Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 11.02 Rich Lilac#B666D2ΔE 13.89 Bright Lilac#D891EFΔE 14.27 Orchid#DA70D6ΔE 14.34 Light Fuchsia Pink#F984EFΔE 14.45

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#DE85FE Channel Values

How #DE85FE breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 222 · G 133 · B 254	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 284° · S 98% · L 76%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 284° · S 48% · V 100%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 13% · M 48% · Y 0% · K 0%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	2.36:1 vs white · 8.89:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DE85FE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text8.89:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #DE85FE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DE85FE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Complementary

Analogous

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Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #DE85FE

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #DE85FE.

How #DE85FE Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#DE85FE

Protanopia#9999FE

Protanomaly#B992FE

Deuteranopia#A9A9FC

Deuteranomaly#C19CFD

Tritanopia#D09B9B

Tritanomaly#D693CB

Achromatopsia#A9A9A9

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Using #DE85FE in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-de85fe: #DE85FE;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DE85FE;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-de85fe': '#DE85FE' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.871, green: 0.522, blue: 0.996)

Android XML<color name="color_de85fe">#DE85FE</color>

SVG fillfill="#DE85FE"

More Purple Colors

#DE85FE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024 fdf8ff 170b22 fdf4ff 1b0d35 faf5ff 1d0731 fae8ff 1e0033 f6cfff 20002e f3e8ff 300052 402060 541490 6600cc 7008e7 8806ce 9900cc a11fff b19cd9 c27aff cebeef e0b2eb

#DE85FE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DE85FE?

#DE85FE is a light purple — rgb(222, 133, 254) in RGB and hsl(284, 98%, 76%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender Magenta (#EE82EE), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.97.

What is the RGB value of #DE85FE?

#DE85FE is rgb(222, 133, 254) — red 222, green 133, and blue 254 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DE85FE?

#DE85FE converts to approximately cmyk(13%, 48%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DE85FE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DE85FE scores 2.36:1 against white and 8.89:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DE85FE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DE85FE is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is violet (#EE82EE) at a CIE76 distance of 10.97, which is visibly different.

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