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#DEA5EE Color

#DEA5EE is rgb(222, 165, 238) in RGB, hsl(287, 68%, 79%) in HSL, and about cmyk(7%, 31%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mauve (#E0B0FF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.79. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DEA5EE
HEX#DEA5EE
RGBrgb(222, 165, 238)
HSLhsl(287, 68%, 79%)
HSVhsv(287, 31%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(7%, 31%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(80% 0.118 318.7)
LABlab(75.08% 30.86 -28.36)
LCHlch(75.08% 41.91 317.42)

What #DEA5EE 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 #DEA5EE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Mauve#E0B0FFΔE 5.79Medium Lavender Magenta#DDA0DDΔE 6.8Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 8.98Rich Brilliant Lavender#F1A7FEΔE 9Maximum Pink#F6A5F2ΔE 9.25Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 9.33

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

#DEA5EE Channel Values

How #DEA5EE breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 222 · G 165 · B 2388-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 287° · S 68% · L 79%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 287° · S 31% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 7% · M 31% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.96:1 vs white · 10.72:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DEA5EE 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 text1.96:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.72:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DEA5EE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DEA5EE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DEA5EE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#DEA5EE
Complementary
#B5EEA5
Analogous
#BAA5EE
Analogous
#EEA5D9
Triadic
#EEDEA5
Triadic
#A5EEDE
Split comp.
#D9EEA5
Split comp.
#A5EEBA

Tints & Shades of #DEA5EE

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

#E3B2F0
#E6BAF2
#EBC7F4
#EFD4F7
#F4E1F9
#F7EAFB

Shades

#CD76E5
#BD4BDD
#A626C9
#7F1D9A
#58146B
#350C40

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #DEA5EE.

How #DEA5EE 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#DEA5EE
Protanopia#B0B0EE
Protanomaly#C4ACEE
Deuteranopia#BABAED
Deuteranomaly#CAB2ED
Tritanopia#D6B0B0
Tritanomaly#D9ACCC
Achromatopsia#B9B9B9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DEA5EE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-dea5ee: #DEA5EE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DEA5EE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dea5ee': '#DEA5EE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.871, green: 0.647, blue: 0.933)
Android XML<color name="color_dea5ee">#DEA5EE</color>
SVG fillfill="#DEA5EE"

More Purple Colors

#DEA5EE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024fdf8ff170b22fdf4ff1b0d35faf5ff1d0731fae8ff1e0033f6cfff20002ef3e8ff3000524020605414906600cc7008e78806ce9900cca11fffb19cd9c27affcebeefe0b2eb

#DEA5EE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DEA5EE?

#DEA5EE is a light purple — rgb(222, 165, 238) in RGB and hsl(287, 68%, 79%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mauve (#E0B0FF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.79.

What is the RGB value of #DEA5EE?

#DEA5EE is rgb(222, 165, 238) — red 222, green 165, and blue 238 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DEA5EE?

#DEA5EE converts to approximately cmyk(7%, 31%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DEA5EE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DEA5EE scores 1.96:1 against white and 10.72:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DEA5EE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DEA5EE 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 plum (#DDA0DD) at a CIE76 distance of 6.8, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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