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#DEAAF8 Color

#DEAAF8 is rgb(222, 170, 248) in RGB, hsl(280, 85%, 82%) in HSL, and about cmyk(10%, 31%, 0%, 3%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mauve (#E0B0FF), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.44. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DEAAF8
HEX#DEAAF8
RGBrgb(222, 170, 248)
HSLhsl(280, 85%, 82%)
HSVhsv(280, 31%, 97%)
CMYKcmyk(10%, 31%, 0%, 3%)
OKLCHoklch(81.2% 0.12 314.1)
LABlab(76.53% 29.82 -31.54)
LCHlch(76.53% 43.40 313.39)

What #DEAAF8 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 #DEAAF8, 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.

#DEAAF8 Channel Values

How #DEAAF8 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 170 · B 2488-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 280° · S 85% · L 82%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 280° · S 31% · V 97%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 10% · M 31% · Y 0% · K 3%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.87:1 vs white · 11.21:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DEAAF8 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 text1.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #DEAAF8

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DEAAF8; 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 #DEAAF8

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 #DEAAF8.

How #DEAAF8 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#DEAAF8
Protanopia#B4B4F8
Protanomaly#C6B0F8
Deuteranopia#BDBDF7
Deuteranomaly#CBB6F7
Tritanopia#D5B6B6
Tritanomaly#D8B2D4
Achromatopsia#BDBDBD

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DEAAF8 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-deaaf8: #DEAAF8;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DEAAF8;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-deaaf8': '#DEAAF8' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.871, green: 0.667, blue: 0.973)
Android XML<color name="color_deaaf8">#DEAAF8</color>
SVG fillfill="#DEAAF8"

More Purple Colors

#DEAAF8 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DEAAF8 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DEAAF8?

#DEAAF8 is a lightest purple — rgb(222, 170, 248) in RGB and hsl(280, 85%, 82%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mauve (#E0B0FF), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.44.

What is the RGB value of #DEAAF8?

#DEAAF8 is rgb(222, 170, 248) — red 222, green 170, and blue 248 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DEAAF8?

#DEAAF8 converts to approximately cmyk(10%, 31%, 0%, 3%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DEAAF8 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DEAAF8 scores 1.87:1 against white and 11.21:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DEAAF8 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DEAAF8 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 10.29, which is visibly different.

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