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#DECAEC Color

#DECAEC is rgb(222, 202, 236) in RGB, hsl(275, 47%, 86%) in HSL, and about cmyk(6%, 14%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Soap (#CEC8EF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.18. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DECAEC
HEX#DECAEC
RGBrgb(222, 202, 236)
HSLhsl(275, 47%, 86%)
HSVhsv(275, 14%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(6%, 14%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(86.6% 0.051 311.4)
LABlab(83.80% 11.81 -14.20)
LCHlch(83.80% 18.47 309.76)

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

Soap#CEC8EFΔE 6.18Thistle#D8BFD8ΔE 6.32Pale Lavender#DCD0FFΔE 7.61Languid Lavender#D6CADDΔE 8.07Digital Lavender#C8B7C9ΔE 10.99Light Periwinkle#C5CBE1ΔE 11.18

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

#DECAEC Channel Values

How #DECAEC 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 202 · B 2368-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 275° · S 47% · L 86%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 275° · S 14% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 6% · M 14% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.53:1 vs white · 13.77:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DECAEC 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 text13.77:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #DECAEC

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

Base
#DECAEC
Complementary
#D9ECCB
Analogous
#CDCBEC
Analogous
#ECCBE9
Triadic
#ECDECB
Triadic
#CBECDE
Split comp.
#E9ECCB
Split comp.
#CBECCD

Tints & Shades of #DECAEC

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

#E3D2EF
#E5D6F0
#EADDF3
#EFE5F6
#F3ECF8
#F6F0FA

Shades

#C29EDC
#A874CD
#8C47BD
#6B3592
#4A2465
#2C163C

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

How #DECAEC 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#DECAEC
Protanopia#CECEEC
Protanomaly#D4CCEC
Deuteranopia#D1D1EC
Deuteranomaly#D6CEEC
Tritanopia#DACFCF
Tritanomaly#DBCDDB
Achromatopsia#D1D1D1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DECAEC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-decaec: #DECAEC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DECAEC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-decaec': '#DECAEC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.871, green: 0.792, blue: 0.925)
Android XML<color name="color_decaec">#DECAEC</color>
SVG fillfill="#DECAEC"

More Purple Colors

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

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#DECAEC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DECAEC?

#DECAEC is a lightest purple — rgb(222, 202, 236) in RGB and hsl(275, 47%, 86%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Soap (#CEC8EF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.18.

What is the RGB value of #DECAEC?

#DECAEC is rgb(222, 202, 236) — red 222, green 202, and blue 236 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DECAEC?

#DECAEC converts to approximately cmyk(6%, 14%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DECAEC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DECAEC scores 1.53:1 against white and 13.77:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DECAEC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DECAEC 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 6.32, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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