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#DEC3FE Color

#DEC3FE is rgb(222, 195, 254) in RGB, hsl(267, 97%, 88%) in HSL, and about cmyk(13%, 23%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Lavender (#DCD0FF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.64. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DEC3FE
HEX#DEC3FE
RGBrgb(222, 195, 254)
HSLhsl(267, 97%, 88%)
HSVhsv(267, 23%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(13%, 23%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(85.9% 0.085 305.5)
LABlab(82.58% 18.04 -25.55)
LCHlch(82.58% 31.27 305.22)

What #DEC3FE 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 #DEC3FE, 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.

#DEC3FE Channel Values

How #DEC3FE 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 195 · B 2548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 267° · S 97% · L 88%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 267° · S 23% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 13% · M 23% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.57:1 vs white · 13.34:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DEC3FE 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 text1.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.34:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DEC3FE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DEC3FE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DEC3FE; 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 #DEC3FE

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 #DEC3FE.

How #DEC3FE 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#DEC3FE
Protanopia#C8C8FE
Protanomaly#D1C6FE
Deuteranopia#CCCCFD
Deuteranomaly#D4C9FE
Tritanopia#D6CCCC
Tritanomaly#D9C8E2
Achromatopsia#CECECE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DEC3FE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-dec3fe: #DEC3FE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DEC3FE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dec3fe': '#DEC3FE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.871, green: 0.765, blue: 0.996)
Android XML<color name="color_dec3fe">#DEC3FE</color>
SVG fillfill="#DEC3FE"

More Purple Colors

#DEC3FE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DEC3FE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DEC3FE?

#DEC3FE is a lightest purple — rgb(222, 195, 254) in RGB and hsl(267, 97%, 88%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pale Lavender (#DCD0FF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.64.

What is the RGB value of #DEC3FE?

#DEC3FE is rgb(222, 195, 254) — red 222, green 195, and blue 254 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DEC3FE?

#DEC3FE converts to approximately cmyk(13%, 23%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DEC3FE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DEC3FE scores 1.57:1 against white and 13.34:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DEC3FE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DEC3FE 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 16.08, which is visibly different.

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