Palettes / Colors / #DEAEFF
#DEAEFF — Pale Vivid Purple
#DEAEFF 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 #DEAEFF 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.
#DEAEFF 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 #CEFFAD; it also sits naturally between #B6ADFF and #FFADF7. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DEAEFF |
|---|---|
| RGB | 222, 174, 255 |
| HSL | 276°, 100%, 84% |
| HSV | 276°, 32%, 100% |
| CMYK | 13%, 32%, 0%, 0% |
| XYZ | 63.31, 53.02, 101.51 |
| Yxy | 53.02, 0.2906, 0.2434 |
| CIE-Lab | 77.89, 31.98, -33.50 |
| Hunter Lab | 72.82, 32.16, -37.01 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 87% · Green 68% · Blue 100%
Cyan 13% · Magenta 32% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DEAEFF
.text { color: #DEAEFF; }
.background { background-color: #DEAEFF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DEAEFF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 174, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(276, 100%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DEAEFF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 174, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DEAEFF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 174, 255, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DEAEFF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DEAEFF">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #CEFFAD:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.81:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 11.60:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DEAEFF: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DEAEFF
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 #DEAEFF: ·
How #DEAEFF 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 #DEAEFF 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 #DEAEFF?
#DEAEFF is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 222, 174, 255). Its closest standard named color is Plum.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DEAEFF?
#DEAEFF is RGB 222, 174, 255 — HSL 276°, 100%, 84% — CMYK 13%, 32%, 0%, 0%.
What colors go with #DEAEFF?
Its complement is #CEFFAD; analogous partners are #B6ADFF and #FFADF7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DEAEFF for text?
Black text on #DEAEFF has a contrast ratio of 11.60:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.81:1.