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#DEB7FA Color

#DEB7FA is rgb(222, 183, 250) in RGB, hsl(275, 87%, 85%) in HSL, and about cmyk(11%, 27%, 0%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mauve (#E0B0FF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.91. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DEB7FA
HEX#DEB7FA
RGBrgb(222, 183, 250)
HSLhsl(275, 87%, 85%)
HSVhsv(275, 27%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(11%, 27%, 0%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(83.6% 0.1 310.7)
LABlab(79.61% 23.50 -27.92)
LCHlch(79.61% 36.50 310.09)

What #DEB7FA 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 #DEB7FA, 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.

#DEB7FA Channel Values

How #DEB7FA 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 183 · B 2508-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 275° · S 87% · L 85%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 275° · S 27% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 11% · M 27% · Y 0% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.71:1 vs white · 12.26:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DEB7FA 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 text1.71:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #DEB7FA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DEB7FA; 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 #DEB7FA

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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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #DEB7FA.

How #DEB7FA 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#DEB7FA
Protanopia#BEBEFA
Protanomaly#CCBBFA
Deuteranopia#C5C5F9
Deuteranomaly#CFC0FA
Tritanopia#D6C1C1
Tritanomaly#D9BDDA
Achromatopsia#C6C6C6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DEB7FA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-deb7fa: #DEB7FA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DEB7FA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-deb7fa': '#DEB7FA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.871, green: 0.718, blue: 0.980)
Android XML<color name="color_deb7fa">#DEB7FA</color>
SVG fillfill="#DEB7FA"

More Purple Colors

#DEB7FA sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DEB7FA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DEB7FA?

#DEB7FA is a lightest purple — rgb(222, 183, 250) in RGB and hsl(275, 87%, 85%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mauve (#E0B0FF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.91.

What is the RGB value of #DEB7FA?

#DEB7FA is rgb(222, 183, 250) — red 222, green 183, and blue 250 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DEB7FA?

#DEB7FA converts to approximately cmyk(11%, 27%, 0%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DEB7FA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DEB7FA scores 1.71:1 against white and 12.26:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DEB7FA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DEB7FA 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 11.31, which is visibly different.

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