Palettes / Colors / #DEA0EE

#DEA0EE — Light Purple

#DEA0EE is a purple color we call Light Purple, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the purple family.

#DEA0EE is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #AFEEA0; it also sits naturally between #B7A0EE and #EEA0D7. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 63% · Blue 93%

Cyan 7% · Magenta 33% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #DEA0EE

.text { color: #DEA0EE; }
.background { background-color: #DEA0EE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DEA0EE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 160, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(288, 70%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DEA0EE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 160, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DEA0EE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 160, 238, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DEA0EE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DEA0EE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #AFEEA0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DEA0EE: #000000.

How #DEA0EE 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 #DEA0EE rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DEA0ED  ·  #DEA0EF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DEA0EE?

#DEA0EE is Light Purple, a purple color (RGB 222, 160, 238). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DEA0EE?

#DEA0EE is RGB 222, 160, 238 — HSL 288°, 70%, 78% — CMYK 7%, 33%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #DEA0EE?

Its complement is #AFEEA0; analogous partners are #B7A0EE and #EEA0D7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DEA0EE for text?

Black text on #DEA0EE has a contrast ratio of 10.37:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.03:1.