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#DEAFE4 Color

#DEAFE4 is rgb(222, 175, 228) in RGB, hsl(293, 50%, 79%) in HSL, and about cmyk(3%, 23%, 0%, 11%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Tropical Violet (#CDA4DE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.85. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DEAFE4
HEX#DEAFE4
RGBrgb(222, 175, 228)
HSLhsl(293, 50%, 79%)
HSVhsv(293, 23%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(3%, 23%, 0%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(81.3% 0.089 322.6)
LABlab(77.09% 24.32 -19.92)
LCHlch(77.09% 31.44 320.68)

What #DEAFE4 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 #DEAFE4, 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.

#DEAFE4 Channel Values

How #DEAFE4 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 175 · B 2288-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 293° · S 50% · L 79%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 293° · S 23% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 3% · M 23% · Y 0% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.85:1 vs white · 11.36:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DEAFE4 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 text1.85:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DEAFE4 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DEAFE4

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DEAFE4; 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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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #DEAFE4

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 #DEAFE4.

How #DEAFE4 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#DEAFE4
Protanopia#B8B8E4
Protanomaly#C8B5E4
Deuteranopia#C0C0E3
Deuteranomaly#CDBAE3
Tritanopia#D8B7B7
Tritanomaly#DAB4CA
Achromatopsia#BEBEBE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DEAFE4 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-deafe4: #DEAFE4;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DEAFE4;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-deafe4': '#DEAFE4' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.871, green: 0.686, blue: 0.894)
Android XML<color name="color_deafe4">#DEAFE4</color>
SVG fillfill="#DEAFE4"

More Pink Colors

#DEAFE4 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DEAFE4 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DEAFE4?

#DEAFE4 is a light pink — rgb(222, 175, 228) in RGB and hsl(293, 50%, 79%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Tropical Violet (#CDA4DE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.85.

What is the RGB value of #DEAFE4?

#DEAFE4 is rgb(222, 175, 228) — red 222, green 175, and blue 228 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DEAFE4?

#DEAFE4 converts to approximately cmyk(3%, 23%, 0%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DEAFE4 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DEAFE4 scores 1.85:1 against white and 11.36:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DEAFE4 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DEAFE4 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 7.59, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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