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#DEA6DC Color

#DEA6DC is rgb(222, 166, 220) in RGB, hsl(302, 46%, 76%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 25%, 1%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Lavender Magenta (#DDA0DD), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.21. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DEA6DC
HEX#DEA6DC
RGBrgb(222, 166, 220)
HSLhsl(302, 46%, 76%)
HSVhsv(302, 25%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 25%, 1%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(79.4% 0.097 327.6)
LABlab(74.78% 27.79 -19.06)
LCHlch(74.78% 33.70 325.55)

What #DEA6DC 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 #DEA6DC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#DEA6DC Channel Values

How #DEA6DC 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 166 · B 2208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 302° · S 46% · L 76%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 302° · S 25% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 25% · Y 1% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.98:1 vs white · 10.59:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DEA6DC 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 text1.98:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.59:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #DEA6DC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DEA6DC; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #DEA6DC

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 #DEA6DC.

How #DEA6DC 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#DEA6DC
Protanopia#B1B1DC
Protanomaly#C5ADDC
Deuteranopia#BBBBDB
Deuteranomaly#CAB3DB
Tritanopia#D8AEAE
Tritanomaly#DBABC2
Achromatopsia#B8B8B8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DEA6DC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-dea6dc: #DEA6DC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DEA6DC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dea6dc': '#DEA6DC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.871, green: 0.651, blue: 0.863)
Android XML<color name="color_dea6dc">#DEA6DC</color>
SVG fillfill="#DEA6DC"

More Pink Colors

#DEA6DC sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DEA6DC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DEA6DC?

#DEA6DC is a light pink — rgb(222, 166, 220) in RGB and hsl(302, 46%, 76%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Lavender Magenta (#DDA0DD), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.21.

What is the RGB value of #DEA6DC?

#DEA6DC is rgb(222, 166, 220) — red 222, green 166, and blue 220 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DEA6DC?

#DEA6DC converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 25%, 1%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DEA6DC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DEA6DC scores 1.98:1 against white and 10.59:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DEA6DC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DEA6DC 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 4.21, which is very hard to tell apart.

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