#DEA4EE#DEA4EE
#DEA4EE is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.483; OKLCH L 79.8% C 0.119 H 318.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DEA4EE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(222, 164, 238) |
| HSL | hsl(287, 69%, 79%) |
| HSV | hsv(287, 31%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(6.7%, 31.1%, 0%, 6.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.99, 33.93, -28.78) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.99, 44.49, 319.70°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.78% 0.0898 -0.0785) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.78% 0.119 318.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(58.8302, 48.2550, 87.0874) |
| Luminance | 0.4825 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 3.50
Mauve
#E0B0FF
ΔE00 3.74
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 5.15
Light Violet
#D6B4FC
ΔE00 5.57
Lilac (survey)
#CEA2FD
ΔE00 5.58
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 5.85
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DEA4EE #B4EEA4
analogous
#B9A4EE #DEA4EE #EEA4D9
triadic
#DEA4EE #EEDEA4 #A4EEDE
tetradic
#DEA4EE #EEB9A4 #B4EEA4 #A4D9EE
square
#DEA4EE #EEB9A4 #B4EEA4 #A4D9EE
split-complementary
#DEA4EE #D9EEA4 #A4EEB9
monochromatic
#B93DDB #CB70E4 #DEA4EE #F1D8F8 #F6E5FA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.97
#DEA4EE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.65
#DEA4EE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DEA4EE
10.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DEA4EE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DEA4EE | 1.00 | 1.97 | 10.65 | 10.65 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9BB5F1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A8BBEC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DFACBF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B9B9B9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dea4ee; /* rgb */ color: rgb(222, 164, 238); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.8% 0.119 318.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e9bff3',
500: '#dea4ee',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dea4ee; $custom-light: #e9bff3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dea4ee",
"rgb": {
"r": 222,
"g": 164,
"b": 238
},
"hsl": {
"h": 287.027,
"s": 68.519,
"l": 78.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7978,
"c": 0.11924,
"h": 318.8
},
"luminance": 0.48254
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DEA4EE
secondary
#DFF2D9
accent
#D0153E
background
#FEFBFE
surface
#FDF7FD
border
#D5D0D5
text
#161217
muted
#848185