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#DEC7FE Color

#DEC7FE is rgb(222, 199, 254) in RGB, hsl(265, 96%, 89%) in HSL, and about cmyk(13%, 22%, 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 5.99. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DEC7FE
HEX#DEC7FE
RGBrgb(222, 199, 254)
HSLhsl(265, 96%, 89%)
HSVhsv(265, 22%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(13%, 22%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(86.7% 0.079 303.9)
LABlab(83.55% 16.02 -24.09)
LCHlch(83.55% 28.93 303.62)

What #DEC7FE 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 #DEC7FE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pale Lavender#DCD0FFΔE 5.99Lavender Blue#CCCCFFΔE 8.32Soap#CEC8EFΔE 9.99Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 13.09Maximum Blue Purple#ACACE6ΔE 14.36Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 14.49

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#DEC7FE Channel Values

How #DEC7FE 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 199 · B 2548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 265° · S 96% · L 89%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 265° · S 22% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 13% · M 22% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.53:1 vs white · 13.71:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DEC7FE 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 text1.53:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.71:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DEC7FE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DEC7FE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DEC7FE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#DEC7FE
Complementary
#E7FEC8
Analogous
#C8CDFE
Analogous
#F9C8FE
Triadic
#FEDEC8
Triadic
#C8FEDE
Split comp.
#FEF9C8
Split comp.
#CDFEC8

Tints & Shades of #DEC7FE

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

#E1CDFE
#E7D7FE
#EADCFE
#EDE1FE
#F0E6FE
#F6F0FF

Shades

#BB8CFD
#9750FB
#7414FA
#5604C8
#3C038C
#220250

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #DEC7FE.

How #DEC7FE 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#DEC7FE
Protanopia#CBCBFE
Protanomaly#D3CAFE
Deuteranopia#CFCFFD
Deuteranomaly#D5CCFE
Tritanopia#D7CFCF
Tritanomaly#DACCE3
Achromatopsia#D1D1D1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DEC7FE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-dec7fe: #DEC7FE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DEC7FE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dec7fe': '#DEC7FE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.871, green: 0.780, blue: 0.996)
Android XML<color name="color_dec7fe">#DEC7FE</color>
SVG fillfill="#DEC7FE"

More Purple Colors

#DEC7FE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#DEC7FE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DEC7FE?

#DEC7FE is a lightest purple — rgb(222, 199, 254) in RGB and hsl(265, 96%, 89%) 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 5.99.

What is the RGB value of #DEC7FE?

#DEC7FE is rgb(222, 199, 254) — red 222, green 199, and blue 254 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DEC7FE?

#DEC7FE converts to approximately cmyk(13%, 22%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DEC7FE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DEC7FE scores 1.53:1 against white and 13.71:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DEC7FE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DEC7FE 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 thistle (#D8BFD8) at a CIE76 distance of 15.77, which is visibly different.

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