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#DEB2EB Color

#DEB2EB is rgb(222, 178, 235) in RGB, hsl(286, 59%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(6%, 24%, 0%, 8%) 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 5.52. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DEB2EB
HEX#DEB2EB
RGBrgb(222, 178, 235)
HSLhsl(286, 59%, 81%)
HSVhsv(286, 24%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(6%, 24%, 0%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(82.1% 0.091 318.4)
LABlab(78.00% 23.80 -22.33)
LCHlch(78.00% 32.64 316.82)

What #DEB2EB 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 #DEB2EB, 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.

#DEB2EB Channel Values

How #DEB2EB 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 178 · B 2358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 286° · S 59% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 286° · S 24% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 6% · M 24% · Y 0% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.8:1 vs white · 11.67:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DEB2EB 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 text1.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #DEB2EB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DEB2EB; 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 #DEB2EB

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 #DEB2EB.

How #DEB2EB 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#DEB2EB
Protanopia#BABAEB
Protanomaly#CAB7EB
Deuteranopia#C2C2EA
Deuteranomaly#CEBCEA
Tritanopia#D7BABA
Tritanomaly#DAB7D0
Achromatopsia#C1C1C1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DEB2EB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-deb2eb: #DEB2EB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DEB2EB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-deb2eb': '#DEB2EB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.871, green: 0.698, blue: 0.922)
Android XML<color name="color_deb2eb">#DEB2EB</color>
SVG fillfill="#DEB2EB"

More Purple Colors

#DEB2EB sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DEB2EB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DEB2EB?

#DEB2EB is a lightest purple — rgb(222, 178, 235) in RGB and hsl(286, 59%, 81%) 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 5.52.

What is the RGB value of #DEB2EB?

#DEB2EB is rgb(222, 178, 235) — red 222, green 178, and blue 235 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DEB2EB?

#DEB2EB converts to approximately cmyk(6%, 24%, 0%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DEB2EB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DEB2EB scores 1.8:1 against white and 11.67:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DEB2EB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DEB2EB 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 8.3, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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