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#DEA9EA Color

#DEA9EA is rgb(222, 169, 234) in RGB, hsl(289, 61%, 79%) in HSL, and about cmyk(5%, 28%, 0%, 8%) 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 4.74. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DEA9EA
HEX#DEA9EA
RGBrgb(222, 169, 234)
HSLhsl(289, 61%, 79%)
HSVhsv(289, 28%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(5%, 28%, 0%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(80.5% 0.106 320)
LABlab(75.87% 28.24 -25.00)
LCHlch(75.87% 37.71 318.49)

What #DEA9EA 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 #DEA9EA, 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 purple in the library.

#DEA9EA Channel Values

How #DEA9EA 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 169 · B 2348-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 289° · S 61% · L 79%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 289° · S 28% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 5% · M 28% · Y 0% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.91:1 vs white · 10.97:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DEA9EA 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 text1.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #DEA9EA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DEA9EA; 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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Tints & Shades of #DEA9EA

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.

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How #DEA9EA 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#DEA9EA
Protanopia#B4B4EA
Protanomaly#C6AFEA
Deuteranopia#BDBDE9
Deuteranomaly#CBB5E9
Tritanopia#D7B3B3
Tritanomaly#DAAFCB
Achromatopsia#BBBBBB

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Using #DEA9EA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-dea9ea: #DEA9EA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DEA9EA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dea9ea': '#DEA9EA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.871, green: 0.663, blue: 0.918)
Android XML<color name="color_dea9ea">#DEA9EA</color>
SVG fillfill="#DEA9EA"

More Purple Colors

#DEA9EA sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DEA9EA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DEA9EA?

#DEA9EA is a light purple — rgb(222, 169, 234) in RGB and hsl(289, 61%, 79%) 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 4.74.

What is the RGB value of #DEA9EA?

#DEA9EA is rgb(222, 169, 234) — red 222, green 169, and blue 234 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DEA9EA?

#DEA9EA converts to approximately cmyk(5%, 28%, 0%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DEA9EA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DEA9EA scores 1.91:1 against white and 10.97:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DEA9EA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DEA9EA 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 4.74, which is very hard to tell apart.

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