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#DEBFFD Color

#DEBFFD is rgb(222, 191, 253) in RGB, hsl(270, 94%, 87%) in HSL, and about cmyk(12%, 25%, 0%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Tropical Violet (#CDA4DE), visibly different at ΔE 10. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DEBFFD
HEX#DEBFFD
RGBrgb(222, 191, 253)
HSLhsl(270, 94%, 87%)
HSVhsv(270, 25%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(12%, 25%, 0%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(85.2% 0.091 307.3)
LABlab(81.60% 19.90 -26.51)
LCHlch(81.60% 33.15 306.90)

What #DEBFFD 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 #DEBFFD, 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.

#DEBFFD Channel Values

How #DEBFFD 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 191 · B 2538-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 270° · S 94% · L 87%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 270° · S 25% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 12% · M 25% · Y 0% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.62:1 vs white · 12.98:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DEBFFD 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 text1.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.98:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #DEBFFD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DEBFFD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #DEBFFD

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 #DEBFFD.

How #DEBFFD 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#DEBFFD
Protanopia#C5C5FD
Protanomaly#CFC2FD
Deuteranopia#CACAFC
Deuteranomaly#D2C6FD
Tritanopia#D6C8C8
Tritanomaly#D9C5DF
Achromatopsia#CBCBCB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DEBFFD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-debffd: #DEBFFD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DEBFFD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-debffd': '#DEBFFD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.871, green: 0.749, blue: 0.992)
Android XML<color name="color_debffd">#DEBFFD</color>
SVG fillfill="#DEBFFD"

More Purple Colors

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

#DEBFFD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DEBFFD?

#DEBFFD is a lightest purple — rgb(222, 191, 253) in RGB and hsl(270, 94%, 87%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Tropical Violet (#CDA4DE), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.

What is the RGB value of #DEBFFD?

#DEBFFD is rgb(222, 191, 253) — red 222, green 191, and blue 253 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DEBFFD?

#DEBFFD converts to approximately cmyk(12%, 25%, 0%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DEBFFD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DEBFFD scores 1.62:1 against white and 12.98:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DEBFFD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DEBFFD 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 14.35, which is visibly different.

Open #DEBFFD in a Tool

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