#DE8AEA#DE8AEA
#DE8AEA is a light, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.396; OKLCH L 75.4% C 0.160 H 322.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DE8AEA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(222, 138, 234) |
| HSL | hsl(293, 70%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(293, 41%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(5.1%, 41%, 0%, 8.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.22, 46.95, -35.50) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.22, 58.86, 322.91°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.37% 0.1265 -0.0974) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.37% 0.16 322.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(54.0623, 39.6491, 82.6312) |
| Luminance | 0.3965 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Violet (CSS)
#EE82EE
ΔE00 3.02
Lavender Pink
#DD85D7
ΔE00 3.53
Purply Pink
#F075E6
ΔE00 5.01
Orchid
#DA70D6
ΔE00 6.08
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 6.74
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 7.05
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DE8AEA #96EA8A
analogous
#AE8AEA #DE8AEA #EA8AC6
triadic
#DE8AEA #EADE8A #8AEADE
tetradic
#DE8AEA #EAAE8A #96EA8A #8AC6EA
square
#DE8AEA #EAAE8A #96EA8A #8AC6EA
split-complementary
#DE8AEA #C6EA8A #8AEAAE
monochromatic
#BE26D4 #CF56E1 #DE8AEA #EDBEF3 #F8E5FA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.35
#DE8AEA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.93
#DE8AEA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DE8AEA
8.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DE8AEA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DE8AEA | 1.00 | 2.35 | 8.93 | 8.93 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.35 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7EA3ED
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#95ACE7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E195AF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #de8aea; /* rgb */ color: rgb(222, 138, 234); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.4% 0.160 322.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eaaef1',
500: '#de8aea',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #de8aea; $custom-light: #eaaef1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#de8aea",
"rgb": {
"r": 222,
"g": 138,
"b": 234
},
"hsl": {
"h": 292.5,
"s": 69.565,
"l": 72.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75373,
"c": 0.15965,
"h": 322.4
},
"luminance": 0.39647
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DE8AEA
secondary
#DCF2D9
accent
#D2142C
background
#FEFAFE
surface
#FDF4FD
border
#D5CED5
text
#161016
muted
#847F84