#dec9e7

Color #dec9e7

A muted very light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 4.51 Nearest Tailwind class purple-200 #e9d4ff · ΔE 4.7

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Conversions

HEX

#dec9e7

RGB

rgb(222, 201, 231)

HSL

hsl(282, 38.5%, 84.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(282, 13%, 90.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.9%, 13%, 0%, 9.4%)

LAB

lab(83.48, 12.69, -12.14)

LCH

lch(83.48, 17.56, 316.27)

OKLCH

oklch(86.2%, 0.0467, 315.87)

HWB

hwb(282, 78.8%, 9.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d2e7c9

Analogous

#cfc9e7

#dec9e7

#e7c9e1

Triadic

#dec9e7

#e7dec9

#c9e7de

Split-complementary

#dec9e7

#e1e7c9

#c9e7cf

Tetradic

#dec9e7

#e7c9d2

#d2e7c9

#c9e7de

Square

#dec9e7

#e7cfc9

#d2e7c9

#c9e1e7

Shades

Color #dec9e7 mixed toward black.

#c097d1

#a165bb

#7d4296

#532c64

#2a1632

Tints

Color #dec9e7 mixed toward white.

#e3d2eb

#e9dbef

#eee4f3

#f4edf7

#f9f6fb

Tones

Color #dec9e7 mixed toward gray.

#ddcbe5

#dccee2

#dbd0df

#dad3dd

#d9d5da

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.54:1

Aa Black text on this color

13.61:1

Black text reads better on this background (13.61:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#d5d5e0 · ΔE 10.9

Deuteranopia

#d6d8df · ΔE 13.2

Tritanopia

#dddbd9 · ΔE 15.7

Achromatopsia

#d0d0d0 · ΔE 14.9

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #dec9e7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#dec9e7]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#dec9e7 (#dec9e7) is rgb(222, 201, 231) in RGB.

No, #dec9e7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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