Palettes / Colors / #DE9CED
#DE9CED — Light Purple
#DE9CED is a purple color we call Light Purple, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the purple family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: plum (#DDA0DD) — not an exact match. CSS plum gives you #DDA0DD, a different color; use #DE9CED when you need this exact shade.
Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.
#DE9CED is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.
Its strongest partner is its complement #ABED9C; it also sits naturally between #B69CED and #ED9CD3. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DE9CED |
|---|---|
| RGB | 222, 156, 237 |
| HSL | 289°, 69%, 77% |
| HSV | 289°, 34%, 93% |
| CMYK | 6%, 34%, 0%, 7% |
| XYZ | 57.30, 45.42, 85.87 |
| Yxy | 45.42, 0.3038, 0.2408 |
| CIE-Lab | 73.17, 38.04, -31.04 |
| Hunter Lab | 67.40, 38.01, -33.26 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 87% · Green 61% · Blue 93%
Cyan 6% · Magenta 34% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DE9CED
.text { color: #DE9CED; }
.background { background-color: #DE9CED; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DE9CED; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 156, 237); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(289, 69%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DE9CED; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 156, 237, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DE9CED; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 156, 237, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DE9CED">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DE9CED">Div content here</div>
Shades of #DE9CED
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #ABED9C:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 2.08:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 10.08:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DE9CED: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DE9CED
Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #DE9CED: ·
How #DE9CED looks with color blindness
Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:
Closest design-system colors
The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:
Palettes with a similar color
These palettes use a close neighbour of #DE9CED rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #DE9CED?
#DE9CED is Light Purple, a purple color (RGB 222, 156, 237). Its closest standard named color is Plum.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DE9CED?
#DE9CED is RGB 222, 156, 237 — HSL 289°, 69%, 77% — CMYK 6%, 34%, 0%, 7%.
What colors go with #DE9CED?
Its complement is #ABED9C; analogous partners are #B69CED and #ED9CD3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DE9CED for text?
Black text on #DE9CED has a contrast ratio of 10.08:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.08:1.