Palettes / Colors / #DEACFA
#DEACFA — Pale Vivid Purple
#DEACFA is a purple color we call Pale Vivid 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 #DEACFA 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.
#DEACFA 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 #C9FAAD; it also sits naturally between #B7ADFA and #FAADF0. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DEACFA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 222, 172, 250 |
| HSL | 278°, 89%, 83% |
| HSV | 278°, 31%, 98% |
| CMYK | 11%, 31%, 0%, 2% |
| XYZ | 62.13, 51.94, 97.19 |
| Yxy | 51.94, 0.2941, 0.2458 |
| CIE-Lab | 77.24, 32.03, -31.81 |
| Hunter Lab | 72.07, 32.13, -34.72 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 87% · Green 67% · Blue 98%
Cyan 11% · Magenta 31% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DEACFA
.text { color: #DEACFA; }
.background { background-color: #DEACFA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DEACFA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 172, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(278, 89%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DEACFA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 172, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DEACFA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 172, 250, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DEACFA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DEACFA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #C9FAAD:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.84:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 11.39:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DEACFA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DEACFA
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 #DEACFA: ·
How #DEACFA 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 #DEACFA 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 #DEACFA?
#DEACFA is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 222, 172, 250). Its closest standard named color is Plum.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DEACFA?
#DEACFA is RGB 222, 172, 250 — HSL 278°, 89%, 83% — CMYK 11%, 31%, 0%, 2%.
What colors go with #DEACFA?
Its complement is #C9FAAD; analogous partners are #B7ADFA and #FAADF0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DEACFA for text?
Black text on #DEACFA has a contrast ratio of 11.39:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.84:1.